Could you look negatively on a candidate, finding him or her untrustworthy, dishonest, intolerant, even lacking your own set of values or the temperament needed to be president, and still vote for them? Well, yes, if it’s the 2016 presidential campaign. CONT. Neil King Jr., Wall Street Journal Read more »
Donald Trump’s big, bold response to terrorism is a big bust with Americans
Hillary Clinton has reestablished her advantage over Donald Trump on dealing with terrorism following the candidates’ very different reactions to the nation’s largest-ever mass shooting in Orlando, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. CONT. Emily Guskin & Scott Clement, Washington Post Read more »
Clinton Leads Trump on Orlando Massacre Response, Trust to Handle Terrorism
Americans overwhelmingly support barring gun purchases by individuals on the FBI’s terrorist watch list — an initiative that has thus far failed in Congress. And Hillary Clinton has moved ahead of Donald Trump in trust to handle terrorism, boosted by her response to the Orlando attack. CONT. Gregory Holyk, ABC […] Read more »
Texas: Trump Leads Clinton by 8
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump leads Democratic rival Hillary Clinton by 8 percentage points in Texas, according to a University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll released Monday. Trump is ahead of Clinton 41 percent to 33 percent in a head-to-head matchup, the poll found. CONT. Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune Read more »
Hillary Clinton’s Lead Among Nonwhite Voters Surges
Hillary Clinton’s double-digit lead over Donald Trump in the latest national poll is significant, and her standing among minority voters is even more dramatic. An ABC News/Washington Post poll released Sunday has Clinton leading among nonwhite voters by the biggest margin yet: 77 percent of nonwhite voters side with the […] Read more »
Majority of Republicans Prefer Someone Else to Trump
Just 45 percent of Republican voters say they are satisfied with Donald Trump as their party’s presumptive presidential nominee, while 52 percent say they would have preferred someone else, according to results from the latest national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »