Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 11 points in IN in a new presidential poll from Monmouth University, a sign Trump is being helped there by his choice of Hoosier State Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate.
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Democratic Senate candidate Evan Bayh has a 7-point advantage (48% to 41%) over Rep. Todd Young in their race to replace retiring Republican Sen.
The poll found that Trump leads Clinton 47 percent to 36 percent in the state.
“If Bayh can hold on, this will be a crucial pick-up in the Democrats’ effort to retake the Senate”, Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, wrote in his analysis of the findings. Another 10 percent of respondents say they intend to vote for Libertarian Gary Johnson.
Pence is Trump’s vice presidential running mate. However, the majority of likely voters ― 55 percent ― say they have no opinion of Young.
“Pence is likely boosting the GOP ticket’s prospects here, as IN voters really don’t like either of the two presidential nominees”, said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute IN the poll release.
Still, he faces many voters who are skeptical of his reasons for returning to politics after years away, with only 31% believing his decision to enter the race comes from “a desire to serve the public”. With Holcomb at 42 percent and Gregg at 41 percent, Libertarian Rex Bell takes 4 percent while 13 percent remain undecided. “This one could be even closer”, Murray said.
Independent voters are split between the two major nominees, with 38 percent supporting Trump and 34 percent backing Clinton.
Almost 6-in-10 voters say that having these nominees chosen by party committee rather than the voters bothers them, including 31 percent who are bothered a lot by this and 26 percent who are bothered a little. Only 29 percent report having a favorable opinion of Young and 15 percent say they have an unfavorable opinion of him.
The poll, which reached 403 likely IN voters, was conducted from August 13-16. The sample has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 4.9 percentage points.
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“Hoosiers want a governor who represents the right track and will continue to build and grow Indiana”, Seat said.
