Donald Trump has leapt ahead of Hillary Clinton according to a new poll – showing the tycoon earned a healthy “bump” from the Republican convention despite controversies over plagiarism .
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In a four-way contest with two other presidential candidates from minor parties, Trump is leading Clinton by five percentage points.
There was a big bounce in support for Trump after a chaotic RNC..
In a two-way head-to-head, respondents gave Trump a three-point lead with 48% compared to 45% for Clinton.
The pair are also tied if Johnson and Stein are included in the polling.
Before the convention, Trump and Clinton were even among this demographic (40%) but after it, Clinton advanced to 44% among this group, with her primary rival slipping to 39%.
Trump fared better among Republicans in the Morning Consult poll than in the same survey the week before: 85% of Republicans in the new poll said they would vote for Trump. A majority (52 per cent) now say Trump is running for president for the good of the country rather than personal gain, just 44 per cent say the same about Clinton.
The network said there had not been a significant post-convention bounce in since 2000. And 68% now say that Clinton is not honest or trustworthy – the worst score she has ever received in a CNN/ORC poll.
The poll of 1,001 people, conducted July 22-24, has a margin of error of 3.5 percent.
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The poll also reflects a sharpening of the education divide among whites that has been prevalent throughout the campaign. The CNN finding represents a six-point bounce for Trump following last week’s Republican convention.
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