Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s lead over Republican rival Donald Trump narrowed to less than 3 percentage points, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Friday, down from almost eight points on Monday. That’s an improvement for her from other recent Sunshine State polls averaged by RealClearPolitics, which had shown the two tied at 44%-44%. According to the latest McClatchy-Marist poll, he’s now 15 points behind Clinton, who has a 48% to 33% lead and has made gains among all major groups, including men.
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In Florida, Clinton’s edge narrows to four points when Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson and Jill Stein of the Green Party are added to the ballot. In only in one of the surveys has Clinton’s lead actually increased when Johnson and Stein are included. When more options are mentioned, the number of undecided voters rises a tick, to 11% from 9% in the two-way race.
“It’s a given that Trump continues to lose among women and south Florida voters, but his biggest challenge is keeping registered Republicans from defecting and winning over independents”, says David Paleologos. director of Suffolk’s Political Research Center.
Dealing with the economy: Trump 46% Clinton 42%.
The WBUR New Hampshire poll was conducted from July 29 through August 1, and surveyed 609 likely New Hampshire voters.
Having the ability to handle a crisis: Clinton 51% Trump 33%. His lowest marks were from African-Americans, where only one percent said they would vote for him.
Standing up for America: Trump 41% Clinton 39%.
Trump’s troubles haven’t sunk the fortunes of Florida Sen. The poll surveyed a random sample of 661 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 4.8 points, and 389 likely voters with a margin of error of +/- 6.3 points. Miami real-estate developer Carlos Beruff is at 12%.
“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., which conducted the MI poll.
Trump hasn’t been in MI since a two-day swing through the state for March 3 debate at the Fox Theatre in Detroit. But in June, Clinton suffered a 10-point deficit to Trump on the same question, 47 percent to 37 percent. Issues such as climate change, health, education and guns trail in distant single digits. Collins will not be attending an upcoming Trump rally in her home state and has publicly said she is open to the possibility of supporting Hillary Clinton in the fall.
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In response to a separate question, three of four Floridians express concern about the Zika virus spreading in the United States. More than half – 53% – say they feel “alarmed” when they think about the presidential election, compared to just 28% who said they were excited.
