She has the lead in polls of key swing states such as OH and Pennsylvania and appears to have a chance to expand the map with victories in traditionally red states like Georgia, he asserted.
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The poll, which has a 3.3 percent margin of error, also gives Republican Sen.
In Virginia – a state that eluded Democrats for four decades before President Barack Obama won it in 2008 and 2012 – Clinton looks likely to continue her party’s winning streak.
Just south, Clinton has opened up a substantial lead in North Carolina, where she bests Trump 48% to 39%.
There is a plus or minus margin of error of 3.3 percentage points in Colorado, Florida and Virginia.
“Trump still needs to unify Republicans and better position himself among traditional GOP groups in order to make the contest competitive in these must-win states”, Lee was quoted as saying by The Wall Street Journal.
Meanwhile, Clinton is burying Trump 46% to 32% in Colorado, and the former secretary of state boasted a 44% to 39% lead in Florida.
The polls were conducted between August 4 and this past Wednesday, a particularly bad post-convention stretch for Trump that found him embroiled in a fight with Khan family and making controversial comments about the Second Amendment and Hillary Clinton.
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Friday’s polls suggest Clinton’s advantage may actually be growing, however. If he loses all four states come November, he will nearly certainly lose the general election.
