A swing state is a U.S. state where the two major political parties have similar levels of support among voters, important in deciding the final result of a presidential election.
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Then a nationwide McClatchy-Marist poll of registered voters showed Clinton’s lead shrink three points, from 42 to 39 percent.
The Associated Press-GfK poll saw that a staggering 81 percent of those surveyed said they would be afraid if either Clinton or Trump became president in November.
In North Carolina – a state where President Obama won in 2008 but lost in 2012 – Clinton leads 44 percent to 38 percent.
The poll found that 46 percent of voters said Clinton best represents their views on health care, while 32 percent said Trump represents their views; 15 percent said neither. The most recent, a CBS/New York Times poll, found the candidates tied, while a Rasmussen Reports poll showed Trump with a 7 point lead. In Florida, Clinton’s is up by seven points: 44 percent to 37 percent. Black and Hispanic youth who back Clinton are far more likely to describe their vote as one of support for the former Secretary of State, while white and Asian young adults who favor her mostly say they are expressing opposition to Trump. The margin of error in both polls is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Sanders has to decide, Goto noted, whether to leverage his leadership role in the progressive movement to influence Congress or secure a seat in Clinton’s cabinet if she is elected. “Clinton’s single-digit lead in each of these states is due to her slight advantage in how voters perceive the two candidates”, Miringoff adds.
A total of 81 percent of Republican voters described their party as divided, compared with 58 percent of Democratic voters who see their party as united.
More than half of Americans said they believed Clinton broke the law by using private servers and a private email account for classified material.
The Democratic National Convention starts July 25 in Philadelphia and Clinton is expected to select her running mate prior to the event.
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Republican Donald Trump leads Democrat Hillary Clinton in Kansas, according to a new poll, but Sunflower State voters aren’t very enthusiastic about either candidate. Colorado respondents like Trump the least and dislike him the most at 27 percent favorable, 67 percent unfavorable.
