The poll, which has a 3.3 percent margin of error, also gives Republican Sen.
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The polling was conducted August 4 to 10, and polled 899 registered voters in Colorado with a 3.3-point margin of error, 862 in Florida with a 3.3-point margin, 921 in North Carolina with a 3.2-point margin and 897 in Virginia with a 3.3-point margin.
Clinton leads by 9 percent in North Carolina and 5 percent in Florida. Clinton leads Trump in Virginia 46%-33%, and in Colorado, Clinton leads 46%-32%.
“This Swing State Poll shows a mixed result for the presidential candidates, although certainly with an overall edge for Secretary Hillary Clinton”, said Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.
National polls, meanwhile, point to a large margin between Trump and Clinton. According to Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight.com’s Now-Cast, if the election were held today; Clinton would have an 88.9 percent chance of winning the election.
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.
Donald Trump’s polling numbers against Hillary Clinton have continued to decline over the past several weeks, but a new poll brings to light an even more troubling statistic for the GOP nominee: a third of Republicans don’t expect him to win.
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In the NBC News/Wall Street Journal polls released Friday, the North Carolina Senate race is a statistical tie and the incumbent Republican governor is losing by seven points. Clinton has the support of 84 percent of Democrats and Trump has 77 percent of support from Republicans. In Florida, incumbent Republican Senator Marco Rubio is leading by six points, but in Colorado the Democratic incumbent Senator is leading by 15 points.
