Democratic presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton leads Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump by five points nationally with 46 percent of support from registered voters according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Sunday morning.
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But because of the Democrats stronghold on the Big Apple, Clinton would still win NY according to the poll, 47 percent to 35 percent.
Of those surveyed who were most likely to vote in November, 45% were for Clinton, 43% were for Trump, 5% backed Johnson, 1% backed Stein and 2% supported someone else.
But both remain unpopular.
The edge for Clinton, who seeking to become the first female United States president, ranged from four to seven percentage points over Trump, the billionaire real estate mogul set to claim the Republican nomination this week. It said 64 percent view Trump unfavorably, with 54 percent looking negatively at Clinton.
Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, had a double-digit lead over Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, on handling race relations, an worldwide crisis, immigration and helping the middle class.
US political analysts considered Trump’s candidacy something akin to a joke when he announced 13 months ago that he was running.
“I believe that”, Clinton said. Trump just announced Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his VP pick. Trump announced Pence as his running mate Friday.
One political figure Americans do like: President Obama. Some have subsequently endorsed him as the Republican nominee. The GOP has the bigger public-relations problem, the poll found: Just 27% of registered voters have a positive view of the Republican Party, compared with 39% who view the Democratic Party favorably.
Still, the polls found that while voters appear concerned with Clinton’s email practices, they’re slightly more un-attracted to a Trump presidency.
This week’s Republican convention provides another opportunity for party leaders to publicly embrace Trump’s campaign.
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While Clinton is ahead in two key midwest states, CBS called the numbers “tight” and ‘competitive’.
