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 »
Fox News Poll: Trump tops Clinton in battlegrounds Nevada, N. Carolina, Ohio
Donald Trump narrowly leads Hillary Clinton in the battleground states of Nevada, North Carolina, and Ohio. That’s according to Fox News statewide likely voter polls conducted Sunday through Tuesday evenings. Trump is helped by strong support from working-class white voters, while Clinton is hurt by a lackluster performance among younger […] Read more »
CNN/ORC polls: Trump’s national gains extend to Florida, Ohio
With eight weeks to go before Election Day, Donald Trump holds a narrow lead over Hillary Clinton in Ohio and the two are locked in a near-even contest in Florida, according to new CNN/ORC polls in the two critical battleground states. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
Tracing Donald Trump’s Rust-Belt Route
Any path Donald Trump might take to the presidency inevitably leads through the Rust Belt and industrial Midwest—the places the Republican nominee describes as “rusting and rotting” war zones of manufacturing decline. … Since the parties’ conventions this summer, the candidates and their running mates have held nearly 40 campaign […] Read more »
So How Did The Clinton-Trump Forum Play in Ohio?
… Given the state’s important role, NBC News has assembled a focus group in Columbus, Ohio to hear directly from these voters — what we’re dubbing “We The People: Battleground Ohio.” … So what did these Ohio voters think of the Clinton and Trump performances at Wednesday’s NBC/MSNBC “Commander-in-Chief” forum? […] Read more »
Young Blacks Voice Skepticism on Hillary Clinton, Worrying Democrats
… Young African-Americans, like all voters their age, are typically far harder to drive to the polls than middle-aged and older Americans. Yet with just over two months until Election Day, many Democrats are expressing alarm at the lack of enthusiasm, and in some cases outright resistance, some black millennials […] Read more »