A new poll shows that Hillary Clinton is still far ahead of Donald Trump among NY voters – but she has some weak points.
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To make matters worse for Clinton, Trump made an appearance in North Carolina on Tuesday, appearing at a rally in Kenansville, a small town in the eastern part of the state.
“It’s becoming more hard to target voters”, said one Democratic strategist, who requested anonymity to speak candidly.
The poll of 400 New Hampshire residents likely to vote in the general election, conducted from September 17 to 20, has a margin of error of 4.9 percentage points.
Clinton received 43 percent support from likely voters in the poll, from NBC and The Wall Street Journal, compared with Trump’s 37 percent.
Host Seth Meyers calls Donald Trump’s attempt to shift blame from himself to Hillary Clinton for the birther movement one of the biggest cons. Trump, meanwhile, has the support of 85 percent of Republicans. Both candidates have had leads in Florida.
The findings from the Pew Research Center revealed widespread disenchantment toward this year’s presidential contest among American voters. Clinton is running a conventional operation featuring multimillion-dollar ad buys and expansive voter outreach.
Majorities of voters say they are frustrated (57%) and disgusted (55%) with the campaign, dwarfing those who say they are interested (31%), optimistic (15%) and excited (10%).
For Trump supporters, “he is not Clinton” was the most-cited reason, followed closely by Trump’s outsider status and his own positions on issues.
Clinton has also widened her fundraising gap over Trump.
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.
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Pollsters found Clinton has a lead over the GOP nominee among independent voters, 42 percent to 35 percent.
