Whoever wins Tuesday’s presidential election will confront a nation that has grown increasingly pessimistic, divided and bitter about the state of American politics, according to the final national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll of the 2016 presidential race. Sixty-four percent of likely voters say the election of the next president […] Read more »
A Changing America Faces A Stark Choice This Election
America is changing. It’s getting browner, as population growth stagnates among whites. And Millennials, who now outnumber baby boomers, are poised to become the dominant political generation of the next 35 years beginning in this election. … America is at an inflection point — politically and culturally. The crosscurrents of […] Read more »
Final NBC/WSJ Poll: Clinton Holds a Four-Point National Lead Over Trump
Democrat Hillary Clinton holds a four-point lead over Republican Donald Trump in the final national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll of the 2016 presidential race. Clinton gets support from 44 percent of likely voters, while Trump gets 40 percent, the poll shows. Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson is at 6 percent, […] Read more »
Hillary Clinton Appears to Gain Late Momentum on Surge of Latino Voters
Hispanic voters in key states surged to cast their ballots in the final days of early voting this weekend, a demonstration of political power that lifted Hillary Clinton’s presidential hopes and threatened to block Donald J. Trump’s path to the White House. … While the changing face of the American […] Read more »
Clinton leads by five points nationally as Trump personality concerns persist
After running even with Donald Trump early last week, Hillary Clinton now holds a five-point lead in the latest Post-ABC Tracking Poll overall, as well as clear advantages on several personal attributes. … The new Post-ABC poll asked voters which candidate they favored across five personal attributes debated during the […] Read more »
Qualifications, Temperament Aid Clinton in 2016 Campaign’s Closing Days
Advantages on qualifications and temperament are holding firm as Hillary Clinton’s prime strengths in the presidential election, while weakness in her perceived honesty is keeping Donald Trump in the hunt in the campaign’s final days. It’s a 48-43 percent race between the two, with Clinton barely touching 48 percent by […] Read more »