In the first CBS News Poll following last week’s presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, Clinton has edged ahead to a four-point lead over her Republican rival among likely voters. … On balance, the recent presidential debate has had a more positive impact on views of Clinton than […] Read more »
Post-debate, Clinton takes the lead
Hillary Clinton emerges from the first presidential debate with a five-point lead over Donald Trump in the race for the presidency, having narrowed the enthusiasm gap between her supporters and Trump’s, and holding broad advantages over the Republican nominee as the candidate with the right temperament and preparation for the […] Read more »
Clinton Trounces in Debate Reactions; Trump’s Unfavorability Edges Up
Americans see Hillary Clinton as the winner of the first presidential debate by a near-record margin in ABC News/Washington Post post-debate polls, with nearly half saying Donald Trump got his facts wrong and one in three saying he outright lied. His unpopularity grew slightly. CONT. Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
Trump has a challenge with white women: ‘You just want to smack him’
With just five weeks of campaigning left, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are scrambling to win over female voters in America’s suburbs as well-educated white women have emerged as perhaps the presidential campaign’s most pivotal swing voting group. … “It’s very clear that Trump is doing extremely well among white […] Read more »
AP-GfK poll: Third party backers a wild card in 2016 race
Most people who are drawn to third party candidates in the presidential election aren’t sold on their choice, making these voters wild cards in an already unpredictable contest. A shift in their support toward either of the major party nominees — away from Libertarian Gary Johnson, Jill Stein of the […] Read more »
Trump And The Testosterone Takeover Of 2016
… Gender was always bound to play a major role in the 2016 campaign, with Hillary Clinton poised to become the first female major-party nominee. As it turns out, Trump’s gender has likewise become a major focus of this election cycle. … It’s not that Americans are opposed to a […] Read more »