Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton outspent Republican nominee Donald Trump by $31 million, and still trails Trump in some swing state polls. Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson garnered 11 percent of support, and Green Party nominee Jill Stein received 2 percent.
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Among likely voters – the first time the poll has included that demographic – Clinton has a 6-point lead over Trump, 43-37 percent.
Clinton is favored by 47 percent of likely voters in the state, while Trump is backed by 38 percent.
Clinton’s lead shrinking in Calif. Bloomberg’s poll shows that referring to those in his path as “pigs”, “slobs”, and “bimbos” hasn’t played well with the wealthier segment of the population; 59 percent said they’re bothered a lot by his sexist rhetoric. “However, a win here would make the path to 270 electoral votes that much easier for the victor and hard for the loser”.
Trump has an advantage with men; 55 percent of men surveyed said they will vote for the Republican.
The issue most concerning to Americans about either presidential candidate is Donald Trump’s “language and comments about women, immigrants and Muslims”, according to new voting research.
Clinton and Trump, on Wednesday, also accused each other of misappropriation of funds meant for charity and “fraud” after reports said the two have overlapping interest in their charities.
Clinton has launched numerous attacks on Trump’s rhetoric and scandals, but the poll shows none have stuck to Trump the way the email story has stuck to Clinton.
The poll surveyed 1,024 likely voters from last Sunday to Tuesday. The margin of error of the poll is 3.2 percentage points.
Clinton received more support than usual from registered male voters in the NBC/Wall Street Journal poll.
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Clinton’s campaign has refused to say much about how she is preparing for the debate, which will pit her face to face against the Republican businessman who calls her “Crooked Hillary”.
