A new poll of American troops finds they are seriously bummed out about having Donald Trump as their next commander-in-chief, but even more deeply downbeat at the prospect of Hillary Clinton as their leader.
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The former U.S. Secretary of State addressed thousands of members the American Federation of Teachers at the Minneapolis Convention Center Monday night. “There is a yawning gender gap, with men tipping to Trump 44 – 40 percent, while women back Clinton 54 – 28 percent”.
The double-digit lead for Clinton primarily reflects her substantial advantage among voters in New York City, where she leads by 63 percent to 20 percent.
Each filter also sports the message “Paid for by Hillary for America”, which is sure to give anti-Trump Republicans a moment of quandary as they decide if they care enough to broadcast their opposition of the nominee through a filter that ostensively also shows support for the Democratic party nominee. “Neither Mike Pence nor Donald Trump should be anywhere near our children’s education”. Overall, Clinton is viewed unfavorably by 52 percent of voters, while 61 percent have an unfavorable view of Trump. Clinton had previously supported those deals before beginning her campaign for president.
As Republicans rally in Cleveland and Democrats prepare for their Philadelphia convention, Hillary Clinton seems to have her adopted home state votes safely locked up.
Clinton also had an edge among independent voters (41 percent to 35 percent) who are not enrolled in a political party.
In an ABC News poll released this week, 60% of voters said Trump was not qualified to be president, 37% said he was qualified.
Quinnipiac found a significantly narrower gap between Clinton and Trump than in a Siena College poll late last month, which found Clinton with a 23-point lead in the state.
Trump has repeatedly said that NY will be one of his keys to winning the White House, and he will put the state in play in the presidential election.
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The poll of 1,104 NY voters was conducted Wednesday through Sunday by live interviewers who called land lines and cell phones.
