Almost two in three (62 percent) of those who watched the Democratic convention reported that they were more likely to vote for Clinton, while two in five (40 percent) of those who watched the Republican convention said it made them more likely to vote for Trump. Trump is viewed favorably by 33 percent, negatively by 62 percent.
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A CNN/ORC poll this week showed Clinton with a similar 9-point edge over Trump nationally. It was conducted from July 31 to August 3.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence’s daylong trip to Kent County last Thursday – a week after the Republican National Convention – was “an illustration that they know they have troubles”, Czuba said.
Trump additionally scores an advantage with independents, 36 percent of whom choose him over Clinton’s 32 percent.
Fifty-seven percent of Sunshine State voters say the country is on the “wrong track” – a sentiment that would traditionally benefit Trump as the nominee of the party that’s not in the White House.
The gathering acted as a political trampoline for Clinton, who appeared to benefit from her event more than Trump did from the GOP convention, July 18 to 21 in Cleveland.
When Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein are added in, Clinton receives 43% support to Trump’s 39%.
Polls released today also show Trump losing badly in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and MI.
Clinton almost tied Trump among men in the NBC-WSJ poll and enjoys a 22-point swing – she now leads by 8 points – in the McClatchy-Marist survey. [Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images] While Clinton’s lead in MI isn’t quite as big as in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, Richard Czuba, president of polling firm Glengariff Group Inc., said the Democratic nominee holds a “shocking” leading in the west and southwest areas of the state, which normally vote Republican.
“He’s sitting in the cellar right now, and they’re going to have to do something to dramatically turn this around”, said Czuba, president of the Glengariff Group Inc. polling firm.
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In Michigan’s March 8 primary, Trump lost the 2nd, 3rd and 6th congressional districts in west and southwest Michigan to Texas U.S. Sen. Meanwhile, 57 percent of MI voters believe Clinton is qualified for the country’s top job, versus 38.7 percent who believe she is not. But Florida voters approve of the job President Barack Obama is doing by a 48-to-45 percent margin.
