We went back and looked at the data from past NBC/WSJ surveys and charted each nominee’s Feeling Thermometer (positive/negative) for the survey immediately before and after the Democratic convention. Hillary Clinton has by far the highest negatives of any Democratic nominee before the convention (34% positive / 56% negative). CONT. […] Read more »
Hillary Clinton’s Image at Lowest Point in Two Decades
As the Democratic National Convention gets underway in Philadelphia, Hillary Clinton’s image is at its lowest point in the 24 years of her national career, with 38% of Americans viewing her favorably and 57% unfavorably. CONT. Frank Newport, Gallup Read more »
Tim Kaine Matches Mike Pence in Lackluster Initial Ratings
U.S. voters’ initial reaction to Hillary Clinton’s selection of Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate is similar to their muted response to Donald Trump’s selection of Mike Pence a week ago. Thirty-five percent say Kaine is an “excellent” or “pretty good” choice, nearly matching the 37% who said […] Read more »
The One Demographic That Is Hurting Hillary Clinton
The list of voting groups generally alienated by Donald J. Trump is long: Hispanics, women, the young, the college educated and more. How is it that he’s in such a close race with Hillary Clinton? The answer lies with a group that still represented nearly half of all voters in […] Read more »
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump tied going into Democratic convention
In polling conducted after the Republican convention and Hillary Clinton’s announcement of Tim Kaine as her running mate, the race for president nationwide remains tied. Clinton and Trump each have the support of 42 percent of voters. Including voters who lean toward a candidate, Trump has a one-point edge. Support […] Read more »
Donald Trump bounces into the lead
The bounce is back. Donald Trump comes out of his convention ahead of Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House, topping her 44% to 39% in a four-way matchup including Gary Johnson (9%) and Jill Stein (3%) and by three points in a two-way head-to-head, 48% to 45%. […] Read more »