Wednesday polls from Fox News and Reuters showed Trump down 2 points in a four-way matchup against Clinton, Johnson, and Stein, while a poll from Rasmussen, a right-leaning polling outlet, showed him with a 1-point lead.
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Clinton’s momentum has slowed since her 44 per cent spike in support in early August following the Democratic National Convention.
Two days ago it was 6.1 points and about a month ago, Ms Clinton was leading on an average by almost 10 percentage points. But Trump’s starting point was far lower, and below that of a typical Republican candidate.
A Monmouth University poll released this week had Ms. Clinton leading Mr. Trump by 8 percentage points and Ms. McGinty building a 4-point advantage over Mr. Toomey.
Clinton has played a prominent role on health care issues for more than 20 years, since she emerged on the national scene as the leader of the failed effort to pass a bill providing health care for all in her husband’s first presidential term. The more the voters get exposed to her lies and corruption, the less inclined they are to believe the argument that she’s the safe and sensible choice against the rogue charlatan Trump. She was ahead in the Northeast 58 percent to 34 percent and in the West 52 percent to 37 percent.
This poll was conducted by the Center for Opinion Research at Franklin & Marshall College on behalf of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs. And Trump needs to drive up Clinton’s negatives to unite Republicans against her, says Matt Mackowiak, a GOP consultant in Texas. Clinton has 73% of the Democratic vote, down from 79% in the previous survey.
Trump’s position at the top of the Republican ticket has also endangered party stalwart Sen.
Suffolk University/USA Today poll has Clinton over Donald Trump by 7 points in a two-way race 48 to 41 percent.
The percentage of undecided voters has ticked down three points to 9 during that period, the poll showed.
John Feehery, a Republican strategist in Washington, said Clinton’s approach could peel off some wavering voters, but could cost her support from liberals and others who are wary of overseas conflicts after protracted wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Clinton’s image has taken a severe beating over the past month.
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Labor Day typically marks the start of an intense period of campaigning in the final two months before Election Day. Seven percent supported Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, and two percent supported Jill Stein of the Green Party.
