Posted on 09/01/2016 10:40:40 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Donald Trump could attract more support from third party and undecided voters if he plays his cards right. Voters are getting more acquainted with Gary Johnson and Jill Stein, and many would like to see them debate. And the presidential race is looking closer in Wisconsin. This is HuffPollster for Thursday, September 1, 2016.
TRUMP NARROWS LEAD, COULD HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTRACT THIRD PARTY VOTERS - Dana Blanton: “The race for the White House has narrowed. A new Fox News Poll finds Donald Trump gaining ground in the head-to-head matchup, despite improvements from Hillary Clinton on top issues….The poll finds Clinton garners 41 percent to Trump’s 39 percent, while Libertarian Gary Johnson receives 9 percent, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein gets 4 percent. The third-party candidates take more from Clinton than Trump, as she holds a six-point lead in the two-way matchup: 48-42 percent…. On immigration, by a wide 77-19 percent margin, voters support setting up a system for illegal immigrants currently working in the United States to become legal residents over deporting them, and those supporting legalization back Clinton over Trump by 18 points. ‘Trump has an opportunity to attract more support by moving off his hardline position on immigration. Nearly half of Johnson and Stein supporters say they’d be more likely to vote for him if he did,’ says Democratic pollster Chris Anderson, who conducts the Fox News Poll along with Republican pollster Daron Shaw.” [Fox News]
Trump could also make a move among undecided voters, if they vote - Mark Blumenthal: “Our data confirm the most obvious facets of the undecided – they tend to be politically independent with major reservations about Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump – but also adds some critical nuance, including a slightly more Republican than Democratic tilt…
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All it took was one trip to Mexico and the lefties are declaring a defeat.
That’s because they aren’t really “undecided” they are just being bullied into not saying the name Trump; but they will on November 8th.
Ya think?
Gary Johnson’s 9% is a parking lot of silent Trump voters who will find their voice at the voting booth.
News to HuffPo; not news to FR. But it’s good to see them trembling in fear and fertilizing their Fruit-of-the-Looms over there.
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