Donald Trump’s stunning victory last night, despite the majority of pollsters predicting a Clinton win, has many voters wondering how he pulled it off. A look at four key states –- Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Florida, and North Carolina –- highlights trends that helped trump clinch 278 electoral votes (and counting). CONT. […] Read more »
Clinton Leads Trump in North Carolina; Dead Heat in Florida
Just nine days until Election Day, Democrat Hillary Clinton holds a six-point advantage over Republican Donald Trump in the battleground state of North Carolina, while the candidates are essentially deadlocked in Florida, according to two new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
Undecided Voters Face Grim Choice as Divisive Presidency Looms
The most disliked pair of presidential candidates in modern American history are limping towards the finish line amid persistent negativity from voters, and the winning candidate’s reward for victory will almost certainly be a largely pessimistic reception from a mistrustful public. A focus group of undecided and recently decided voters […] Read more »
The Tipping Points of the 2016 Election
What are the tipping points in the states likely to decide the 2016 presidential election? Bellwether counties in swing states show that the demographic gulf between the Democrats’ more urban coalition and the Republicans’ base of rural and blue collar whites is poised to grow ever larger in 2016. To […] Read more »
Clinton Leads by 7 Points in North Carolina Poll
No state that voted for Mitt Romney in 2012 has posed a bigger challenge for Donald J. Trump than North Carolina. He has trailed in every survey there since the first presidential debate, and he does not have a credible path to the presidency without its 15 electoral votes. A […] Read more »
Tight races remain in three battlegrounds: Nevada, North Carolina and Ohio
Across three critical battleground states, the race for president remains tight, according to new CNN/ORC polls in Nevada, North Carolina and Ohio. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »