Posted on 05/02/2016 6:04:11 PM PDT by dennisw
Rasmussen poll suggests a slug-fest in November.
New poll from Rasmussen Reports shows Donald Trump edging Hillary Clinton in a hypothetical general election match-up. The poll, of likely voters, finds Trump with 41 percent, followed closely by Clinton with 39 percent.
The poll is certainly good news for Trump supporters, there is one interesting caveat to the result. Voters were not given the option of simply staying home and not voting. Last week, when a Rasmussen poll gave voters that option, Trump and Clinton were tied, taking 38 percent of the vote each.
Even with the “staying home” option removed, 20 percent of voters say they would support a third candidate or are undecided between Trump and Clinton.
Obviously, one can’t really remove the “stay home” option for voters. Even if one were able to do this, however, the benefit to Trump is slight. Essentially, the race between Trump and Clinton is a toss-up, according to Rasmussen.
Indeed, Rasmussen polling in the race has been largely static over the past six months. In October, Trump lead Clinton by an almost equal amount, 38-36 percent. In December, Clinton had the edge, 37-36, over Trump. Clinton’s best showing was in early March, when she led the GOP frontrunner by five points, 41-36.
Both Trump and Clinton are still facing some headwinds among their party’s voters. Trump has the support of just 73 percent of Republicans in a general election contest, while Clinton has the backing of just 77 percent of Democrats. Republicans are twice as likely as Democrats to support a third-party candidate.
Among truly Independent voters, with no ties to either political party, Trump leads Clinton by 6 points, 37-31. Actually, among these voters, Clinton comes in third. Almost one-in-three unaffiliated voters, 32 percent, back a third-party candidate or are undecided.
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In both voting blocks, Trump is garnering an average level of support for a Republican candidate. Clinton’s support, however, is far below that expected of a Democrat candidate. If she can get these numbers closer to that of an average Democrat, without losing support, her position in November will strengthen.
In the end, this poll probably says more about the candidacy of Hillary Clinton than Donald Trump. Those Republicans worried about Donald Trump being the nominee would do well to remember that the Democrats will be saddled with Clinton. She is currently one of the worst performing Democrat candidates in a very long time.
Oh but we hear every idiot commentator every day tell us Trump loses in every poll.
Hillary is the incumbent, she was Secretary of state, she was first lady, she ran before, every one knows her....
And only 39% want to vote for her?
Hillary is not going to be the Demonorat nominee.
Biteme is.
Did they get a head count on dead voters?
He has not even started. It is about to unleash and the MSM is POWERLESS to stop him!!
These polls are silly:
Trump will beat Hillary in FL and OH. And he’ll steal a blue state from her.
Hillary’s support is a mile wide and a half inch deep. She doesn’t inspire any voters, is just a worn out, repetitious ol granny who should be a home minding her grandchildren or shopping at K-Mart in her purple pantsuit.
Hillary is MYGAL SAL
Trump is Secretariat!
Watch what happens...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V18ui3Rtjz4
* The misconception that Trump is racist is easier to overcome than the accurate conception that Clinton is crooked.
* Conventions tend to unite parties, and Trump's current numbers are more hurt than Clintons by party division.
* Trump is far smarter and more skilled in persuasion and use of the media than Clinton is.
* Trump comes off as authentic, and Clinton comes off as plastic. The huge charisma gap will be painfully obvious during debate.
* Trump does better with independents and pull across party lines already.
I would think PA , NJ, and ILL are in play too.
Trump going to beat this evil Beotch like a cheap mug...
Just ignore all those Tokyo Roses.
**Even with the “staying home” option removed, 20 percent of voters say they would support a third candidate or are undecided between Trump and Clinton.**
A clear indictment of both candidates.
actually...the horse in the race is called “my gallant”....excellent point though
Any question about November taken today is meaningless in terms of what November’s results will be... all it tells you si the state of the race TODAY, nothing more.
Its May, the election is 6 months away.
Trump will wipe the floor with Hillary.. it won’t be a 1984 landslide, but it will be something along the lines of 1980. Trump will completely redraw the electoral map, and grow the party, for the first time nearly 30 years... and hopefully, the GOP will wake up to the new reality and the neocon swills that have been pulling the levers for the last 30 years will be swept aside.
PA isn’t only in play, Clinton has zero shot of beating Trump there IMHO.
Hillary is a shrill unlikeable crook, and everyone knows it, the rank and file blue collar whites will abandon her in droves in PA and elsewhere.
Just as important, Trump’s win here will likely help keep Toomey in the Senate.
Wolf has alienated a lot of voters here as well, this will be the first election where people can voice their disdain for this jack$@! as well and I expect many will.
PA has lots of things that are aligning to give Trump and republicans in general a solid win here.
>PA has lots of things that are aligning to give Trump and republicans in general a solid win here.
That’s excellent news.
And Trump hasn't been able to concentrate on her yet - so much ammo just laying all over the place that he will help her destroy herself along with all the others he has vanquished.....
oops... Thank you for the clarification! :)
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