The polls show Clinton is deeply unpopular – but that Trump is even more disliked by voters. In the later NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist University poll, Clinton led in Pennsylvania 45-36, a 6 point lead over Trump.
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The margin of sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points for all voters.
In Florida, Clinton has dropped 8 points since the last poll was conducted on June 21, with a 47 percent to 39 percent lead now a 39 percent to 42 percent deficit.
Afterward, she held a closed-door meeting at the Capitol with Senate Democrats on unifying the Democratic Party.
He is the obvious safe choice, according to many Democratic members of Congress. Tthough the Clinton campaign is keeping the vice-presidential selection process tightly under wraps, many Democrats in Washington see Mr Kaine as the front-runner.
This week also featured a survey sponsored by Fusion which asked those age 35 or younger to describe a Trump presidency in one word, and found far more negative responses than positive ones: 70 percent used a negative word or phrase, with variations on “scary”, “horror” and “terrified” topping the list.
The situation gets even worse for Clinton when third party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein are included.
Trump only earned 79 percent of Republican support in each of the four states, a low number, especially compared to Clinton’s support among Democrats.
Clinton and Trump both remain deeply unpopular in these states, however, with voters holding slightly more unfavorable views of the billionaire businessman. In Florida, he leads Clinton 50 percent to 37 percent, up from 43 percent to 40 percent.
The FBI investigation undercut many of Clinton’s statements over the past 18 months to explain her decision to rely on the private server at her home in Chappaqua, N.Y.
This change may partly reflect Republicans coming to terms with the fact that they have nominated a presidential candidate who is widely viewed as not particularly religious. Additionally, one in five independents say that neither political party represents their own views on healthcare.
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The convention will also have a almost all-white slate of speakers, whichLos Angeles Times columnist Melissa Batchelor Warnke noted would hurt the Republican Party and its efforts to reach out to more diverse voter demographics. In other words, if you’re a Clinton voter in Lubbock, Tex., you may plan to support Hillary but hear from everyone around you all the time that they’re voting for Trump.
