Donald Trump has gained ground on Hillary Clinton for the US presidency in the race for Pennsylvania, according to the latest Franklin & Marshall College Poll.
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But in a four-way matchup including third-party candidates, Clinton’s lead narrows to 41% over Trump’s 38%, with Libertarian Gary Johnson at 7% and Green Party nominee Jill Stein at 2%. The previous Fox News Poll showed Clinton with a 10-point lead.
Overall, an average of all national polls tracked by RealClear Politics show Clinton (46.1 percent) leading Trump (42 percent) by 4.1 percentage points as of Friday.
The former First Lady leads the billionaire among women, 54 percent to 38 percent; among black voters, 92 percent to 4 percent; and among Hispanic voters, 65 percent to 24 percent.
Rasmussen Reports conducted its poll of 1,000 likely voters via online and telephone interviews from August 29 to August 30.
The poll results have a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. For Hillary Clinton, 59 percent of voters don’t feel she is honest and trustworthy, and that includes 25 percent of Clinton supporters. Donald is running for president as an expert deal maker, but the polls are showing that it is Hillary Clinton who is closing the deal with American voters.
Mr. Trump, comparatively, has dialed back on some of his rhetoric. Democrats outnumber Republicans in Pennsylvania by about 57 percent to 43 percent, not including independents, so the F&M party sampling is about in line with the state’s party breakdown. Twenty-three percent of Americans believe the election is rigged for Clinton. The key impact for Clinton has been a joint fundraising committee ― Hillary Victory Fund ― connected to the Democratic National Committee and 32 state parties.
“Hillary Clinton is war”. Neither of those is getting much attention in a campaign that has been dominated by questions of character and temperament.
The poll found Clinton (47 percent) maintains a healthy lead over Trump (40 percent) among registered voters in the key swing state. But her latest lead represents a stronger level of support than polls showed in recent editions of the poll.
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