A new poll shows voters are more trusting of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton when it comes to health care than they are of Republican candidate Donald Trump, the Associated Press reports.
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In a Marist College/Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll of 899 registered Colorado voters in August, 69 percent said they had an unfavorable view of Trump, while 59 percent had an unfavorable view of Clinton. The F&M poll shows Clinton over Trump, 41 to 38 percent, with Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson at 7 percent and Green Party candidate Jill Stein with 2 percent.
Clinton’s lead erodes even more when other candidates who will be on the state ballot are included.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton addresses the National Convention of the American Legion in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., August 31, 2016. Trump’s support has been eroding, too, from his high of 44% at that time. In a CNN Poll of Polls before either convention, Clinton topped Trump by an average of four points.
With 67 days left until the election, many people who are paying attention know this election has not been normal. But that’s down from 6.6 percent in just a week, which is a pretty big change considering that not every poll updates weekly.
Montana has backed a Democratic presidential candidate only twice since 1952, including in 1992, when the state voted for Bill Clinton over incumbent Republican President George H.W. Bush.
Privately, Republican leaders say it will take more than strong debates for their nominee to alter a race that appears to be leaning in Clinton’s favor. This is decided by taking the average of five national polls in mid-September.
Clinton has questioned Trump’s temperament and preparation to serve as commander in chief while seeking to connect the reality television star to the extreme “alt-right” movement within the Republican Party.
There are more than two candidates to choose from. Democrats are aware of the state’s swing potential – it was carried by George W. Bush twice, then twice by Barack Obama – and are hoping some Republicans dislike Trump enough to vote for Clinton.
Despite Democrats efforts to link Blum to Trump with digital advertising earlier this summer, Blum now leads Monica Vernon in polling done earlier this month by 7 points according to his campaign’s internal polling.
Significantly more young Hispanics, African-Americans and Asian-Americans say Clinton than Trump would better handle dealing with immigrants who are already in the country illegally.
“I don’t even know what that means and I’m nearly afraid to ask”, she said.
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The F&M poll’s margin of error is plus-minus 4.6 percentage points and plus-minus 5.6 percentage points for the likely voters.
