The first presidential debate Monday night offers Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton an opportunity to explain their positions on important issues facing the country. Two months after the party conventions, only about half of voters (48%) say they know “a lot” about where Clinton stands on important issues, while even […] Read more »
Clinton has lead but is vulnerable on trust, connection with voters
Hillary Clinton heads into the first presidential debate with a 7-point lead over Donald Trump, but doubts among voters about about her trustworthiness and stamina are keeping Trump in the race, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll. CONT. Sean Cockerham & Lesley Clark, McClatchy Read more »
Consolidating Democrats: New Battleground Survey reveals a strategy for a governing majority
On the eve of the first major presidential debate, the latest likely voter survey of the battleground states on behalf of Women’s Voices. Women Vote Action Fund shows Hillary Clinton settled into a strong lead in Pennsylvania, a modest one in North Carolina, and essentially tied in Ohio and Nevada […] Read more »
As Debate Looms, Voters Still Distrust Clinton and Trump
Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump continue to struggle to overcome Americans’ perceptions of their lack of honesty. About a third of U.S. voters are willing to say that the terms “honest and trustworthy” apply to either Clinton or to Trump, putting honesty at or near the bottom of a […] Read more »
Given the choice for a third party, no one bails as fast as Bernie Sanders supporters
When Quinnipiac University asked voters ages 18 to 34 who they prefer in the presidential race, Hillary Clinton was the runaway favorite. Not runaway in the sense of will-Donald-Trump-get-any-votes-from-millennials-at-all, but runaway in the sense that Clinton had a 21-point lead. In 2012, President Obama won 18- to 29-year-olds by 23 […] Read more »
This is why Hillary Clinton isn’t ’50 points ahead’ — or even 10 points ahead
“Why aren’t I 50 points ahead?” Hillary Clinton asked rhetorically on Wednesday, echoing a question she surely gets all the time — and perhaps legitimately wonders herself. … Why is Clinton not much further ahead in a race that her supporters — and many in the media — thought was […] Read more »