The polls came just days after a series of battleground state surveys showed Trump gaining on Clinton in states like Pennsylvania and OH, which some observers attributed to FBI Director James Comey’s critical assessment of Clinton’s handling of classified information.
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Bill Clinton, who has been campaigning for his wife, is set to deliver a prime-time address on the Tuesday night of the convention in Philadelphia, “a source with knowledge of the still-in-flux schedule” told Politico. I’m not his biggest fan.
A potential Trump presidency was seen to be scarier than that of Clinton; 33 percent said they would be afraid if Trump was elected and 25 percent said they would be afraid of Clinton. America’s long struggle with race is far from finished. Pokemon is getting even more play than it did last election.
Despite that, the poll found that voters favor Democrats when asked about which party would do a better job of dealing with issues ranging from Zika to prescription drug costs to the ACA. What do they say?
Scott, a retiree, said she’s seeking answers to the country’s problems – and failing to find them from either candidate.
“Please give me solutions”.
Tim Kaine has joined Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail in his home state. She said there is “too much violence and hate in our country”. Overall, only a quarter of Americans think Clinton is at least somewhat honest. “And I’m going to do everything I can to work with my friends and colleagues here to make that happen”. “You can’t just talk someone into trusting you. You’ve got to earn it”. Other recent surveys indicate things have tightened up in some swing states, though the overall picture indicates that the race is still Clinton’s to lose as she remains ahead in most battleground polling. In the case of Trump, they note that the business mogul has expressly and specifically banned reporters and news organization because he doesn’t like what they write.
In Maryland, both candidates get support just for showing up – Donald Trump on the Eastern Shore, and Hillary Clinton in Baltimore. Sixty-eight percent of blacks, 52 percent of Hispanics and 28 percent of whites have a favorable view of Clinton.
Trump had 34 percent favorable and 61 percent unfavorable, for a net negative rating of 27 points.
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The telephone survey was conducted July 5-11 by the Marist College Institute of Public Opinion. According to a RealClearPolitics average of polls, he now stands only 3.1-points behind her: 44 to 40.9 percent.
