Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, does get favorable reviews from 34 percent of voters, while 26 percent see Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, favorably.
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According to a new Monmouth University poll released on Monday, Hillary Clinton has a solid seven-point lead over Donald Trump in a head-to-head matchup, 49-42.
That’s a tightening of the 13-point margin Clinton held earlier this month following her bounce out of the Democratic convention in Philadelphia.
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The poll found 51 percent of voters have an unfavorable view of Clinton and 57 percent have an unfavorable view of Trump.
And for Trump, only 24 percent of voters believed his excuse that the reason he isn’t releasing his tax returns is because they were being audited by the IRS.
The Monmouth University telephone poll included 802 registered voters, of whom, 689 were likely to vote.
Muddying the state of the race is the LA Times poll, which has things tied at 44 per cent. The race was tighter – 45 percent to 43 percent – in July.
Regardless of their individual preference, the survey indicates that Pennsylvania voters view Clinton as more likely to win the race: 56 percent predicted a Clinton victory, while 35 percent think Trump will win.
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Trump’s improvement has come at a time when he made changes to his campaign staff and has begun to rely more on prepared statements and modified some of his rhetoric.
