In a Reuters/Ipso poll released Wednesday she was found to have a four point lead over Trump (42 percent to 38) while Libertarian Gary Johnson (seven percent) and Green Party candidate Jill Stein (two percent) continue to trail badly. Out of a sample of 1,253 likely voters, they found that moderator Lester Holt was generally fair; they felt Clinton won, and over half watched the whole debate.
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By a 51-to-32 margin, Pennsylvanians surveyed also said Ms.Clinton won Monday night’s debate.
State polling from today, as Jason Easley wrote, shows Clinton ahead in North Carolina, Florida, Colorado, Virginia, and Pennsylvania – a group of states Trump must win at least some of if he wants to be president. “If he (Trump) does even marginally better in the second debate he could be seen as the victor … and that has the potential to influence the few independent voters that are out there”.
Because the poll is conducted online and individuals self-select to participate, a margin of error can not be calculated.
“The only reasonably good news for Donald Trump is that Clinton’s 44 percent number never moved in the head-to-head matchup”, Mr. Paleologos said.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves during a campaign stop in Fort Pierce, Fla., Friday, Sept. 30, 2016.
Rep. Ryan Zinke, a Montana Republican, said Trump needed to stay on the issues and avoid personal attacks like the ones he said Clinton brought up at the first debate. Clinton has the temperament and experience to be president. Newspaper readers and those who watch affiliates like CNN were more likely to say Clinton came out on top.
“When you have Republicans telling us that it is okay to give tens and tens of billions of dollars in tax breaks to the richest people in this country, do not tell me that we can not afford to make public colleges and universities tuition free”, Sanders said. The Reuters/Ipsos tracking poll also gathers responses every day and reports results twice a week, so it often detects trends in sentiment before most other polls.
Clinton’s edge in the state is powered by her support among women and nonwhite voters, and she performs better with Democrats (83%) than Trump does with Republicans (77%).
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“I didn’t feel comfortable doing it”, Trump told Fox and Friends.
