Posted on 06/01/2016 7:33:17 AM PDT by GonzoII
Washington (CNN) — With the final primaries of the 2016 nomination season approaching, a new CNN Poll of Polls finds the candidates most likely to lead their parties into the general election are locked in a tight contest. Hillary Clinton holds an average of 45% support while 43% back Donald Trump across five recent nationwide polls of registered voters.
The Poll of Polls suggests a vastly different race than many anticipated.
Throughout March and April, public polling on the presidential race found Clinton well ahead of Trump, with the former secretary of state holding double-digit leads over the businessman in 10 out of the 14 polls that met CNN's standards for reporting in those months.
When Trump hits back, he hits back hard
A string of polls released in the last two weeks, however, suggest a much tighter contest. For the most part, those tightened margins come from a more unified Republican Party. Across the five polls included in the Poll of Polls, Clinton averaged 6% support among self-identified Republicans. Polls from the same organizations in late-March and April found Clinton averaging 12% support among Republicans.
What changed? Trump sealed the deal.
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HUFFPOLLSTER: Things Are Not Looking Good In The Polls For Hillary Clinton
Imagine if Kasich had the nomination! He said he was the only one that could beat Hillary, he’d probably be ahead by 20 by now!
Its a dead heat.
Which is not a good sign for Hillary who can’t put The Bern away.
Half her party’s voters want someone else.
It’s going to be far worse for Cankles in the general election than anyone even imagines.
No more Bushes. No more Clintons. It’s not rocket science.
I like being that close so early. Go Trump.
It’s still shocking that the Queen of Queefing Lies, Princess of Perjury, and Screeching Hag of Hell would be polling above dirt.
The Poll of Polls suggests a vastly different race than many anticipated....
Many = the press
The Poll of Polls suggests a vastly different race than many anticipated.
Gotta love how the media spin things. Who anticipated that Hillary would win a big victory??? Liberals??? Liberal types who run our media??? So now, these liberal media types see these polls, and say how this is “unexpected” and “unanticipated”???? Really????
My thoughts exactly. Those in the media bubble in the New York-Washington axis see things very differently than most of us do.
Kasich would definitely be ahead by 20 points or more . . . among the key demographic of people who think it is exciting to watch paint dry.
The fact that the polling is stalled like this, despite all the media attention Trump has been getting, may not be a good sign.
Are you gonna be a concern troll all the way to November??
These are ‘registered voters’...not even likely voters. And its still a long way out.
Many voters, I assume, have never actually seen Trump speak about politics, and only heard the slanted reporting on him. They’ll get a chance to see him at the convention and at the debates, and some will break his way. Everyone’s seen Hillary speak, and she has little opportunity to pick up new voters.
Up next: Over the top reporting about convention bumps. Once that’s over, the polls start to really matter.
Two points? North vs South, east vs west
I don’t know yet. That’s contingent on what happens over the next 5 months.
There you go again with your concern trolling. It’s becoming obvious now.
Note: registered and not likely, and are they oversampling Dems like they normally do and does that mean Donald is ahead by 5...
Unexpected, of course. /sarc
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