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Polls: Clinton has strong leads in battleground states

Clinton leads Trump 46%-32% in Colorado, 44%-39% in Florida, 48%-39% in North Carolina and 46%-33% in Virginia, according to new NBC/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls.

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Trump and Clinton are both battling for support of key Florida voters, which is one of the most important battleground states.

Trump has boasted that the news coverage he generates means he does not have to spend as much on campaign ads, but political veterans say he is squandering the attention and missing opportunities to win over undecided voters.

Clinton is also closing the gap between her favorable and unfavorable numbers, while Trump’s gap has expanded.

The disgraced ex-congressman smiled up at Trump while he admonished Clinton for allowing the father of Orlando shooter to sit behind her at a rally.

SurveyUSA conducted the poll for KSN TV in Wichita, which first reported the results Tuesday.

When asked if he the party officials knew he was going to attend, Mateen responded, “It’s a Democratic party, so everyone can join”, adding, “Why should they be surprised?”

The poll found Ryan’s popularity in Wisconsin has continued to rise, with 50 percent having a favorable opinion of the Janesville native compared with 34 percent who have an unfavorable view.

“Clinton is good for the United States, versus Donald Trump”, Mateen told WPTV Channel 5 in broken English.

Libertarian Gary Johnson has 8 percent in this poll, with the Green Party’s Jill Stein at 3 percent. He also acknowledged he might not have used the words as Trump, his former Republican primary rival.

The poll was conducted August 9 and 10, using a sample of 1,290 S.C. voters. His approval rating remained unchanged from July, sitting at 38 percent.

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Wisconsin, which has historically supported Democratic presidential candidates, is a state where Republicans have had some recent success – with Gov. Scott Walker winning two statewide gubernatorial races, as well as his own recall election. Registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans by nearly 2 to 1.

Joe Raedle