This would prevent a vote from ever being wasted, because staunch supporters of Green Party candidate Jill Stein, deathly terrified of Trump, could list Clinton as their reluctant second choice, to vote their conscience, but also still vote strategically.
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His appearance took a freakish turn when he was introduced by boxing promoter Don King, who used a racial slur as he made the case for black voters to support Trump.
“Hillary has a better chance to win because she not offending people, by saying disrespectful things like Donald Trump”, said Hill. Twenty-nine percent of likely voters reported they were most concerned with Clinton’s private email server.
The new Quinnipiac University poll of 612 likely Iowa voters finds Donald Trump, at 44 percent, beating Clinton’s mere 37 percent well outside the margin of error of 4 percent. In August, voters perceived Clinton as the ultimate victor by a 20-point margin, 54 percent to 34 percent. In a head-to-head matchup, Clinton holds a small, two-percent lead over Trump-45 to 43 percent.
Clinton is locked in a dead heat with Trump for the presidency, though most analysts still give her the edge.
Specifically, 33 percent of likely voters reported dismay over Trump’s temperament; 27 percent said his comments about women, immigrants and Muslims worry them the most; and 13 percent were most disturbed by his compliments for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The issue of terrorism/national security (27 percent) was seen as the most important issue facing the next president, followed by jobs/economy (22 percent), choosing Supreme Court nominees (11 percent), and illegal immigration (9 percent).
Only 10 percent of registered voters say they are excited while 15 percent say they are optimistic and 31 percent say they are interested about the candidates.
The threat of the Zika virus spreading in the Unites States is still a concern to Floridians, although it has declined slightly over the past month.
“Clinton appears to have weathered a very bad couple of weeks on the campaign trail”, said Harry Wilson, director of Roanoke College’s Institute for Policy and Opinion Research. Forty-seven percent support a steady approach, even if if means fewer changes.
Hispanics comprise close to one-in-five voters in Florida.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Attorney General Roy Cooper is leading Republican incumbent Governor Pat McCrory by eight points at 50/42, according to the new numbers. In the 2012 election, he won 60 percent. Obama prevailed by 1 point, 50 percent to 49 percent.
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A survey conducted by the First Amendment Center/USA Today a year ago found that 70 percent of Americans believe the news media is biased on goal – an opinion the media have reinforced by using snarky chyrons and employing double standards time and time again. The margin of error for likely voters is +/- 6.00 percent. Marginals and full cross-tabulation data are posted on the Suffolk University Political Research Center website: www.suffolk.edu/SUPRC.
