Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said on Sunday that Republicans must choose between helping their presumptive nominee Donald TrumpDonald TrumpPriebus: I think Ryan will soon endorse Trump GOP chief: Voters don’t care about Trump’s personal life Aide: Voters don’t care about Trump’s taxes MORE or supporting Democratic front-runner Hillary ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonOhio Sen.
Advertisement
The billionaire took 47 percent and Clinton took 41 percent in the Peach State, while 13 percent is still undecided, according to the poll. We think the Democrats are the ones who are going to have to have a very narrow way to victory. Trump leads with men 46%-39%, but Hillary Clinton leads with women 44%-39%.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll is the latest indication that the general election race, which some political analysts predicted would be a runaway for Clinton, will be a much tighter contest than anticipated. White voters back Trump over Clinton by almost 60 points, 67% to 19%.
Representatives for Trump, meanwhile, say they expect a bump in the polls as the controversial candidate reconciles with Republican leaders he disparaged loudly and frequently during his populist campaign, which was energized by widespread dissatisfaction with the Republican status quo. “Trump has a way of reaching people’s emotional gut level that neither Bernie Sanders nor Hillary Clinton have”. “We will be having additional discussions, but remain confident there’s a great opportunity to unify our party and win this fall, and we are totally committed to working together to achieve that goal”.
Advertisement
“While we were honest about our few differences, we recognize that there are also many important areas of common ground”, Trump and Ryan said in a joint statement. Trump followed Sanders at 41 percent favorability, while Clinton trailed behind with just 31 percent.
