Posted on 05/17/2016 8:04:20 AM PDT by usafa92
Throughout the 2016 presidential campaign, Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton has maintained generally comfortable leads over the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump, in a potential general-election matchup. But new survey data from Morning Consult indicates that deficit is closing fast.
According to a national poll of almost 4,000 registered voters taken last week, Clinton leads Trump by just 42 percent to 40 percent, within the 2-point margin of error. She is down 2 percent from a week ago, while Trump gained 2 points. Nearly one out of five voters (17 percent) remain undecided.
The new poll shows Trump making gains among independents, women, and those who classify themselves as moderates. He increased his support among independent voters by 3 points, while Clinton’s support fell by 2 points. Support from women for the former Secretary of State also fell by 2 points, while Trump’s increased by 2 points. And among moderates, the new poll shows Clinton only holding a 10-point lead over Trump (46 percent to 36 percent), down from a 17-point lead (49 percent to 32 percent) in the previous poll.
Among all voters, Clinton is almost as unpopular as the controversial Trump. Only 41 percent of voters have a favorable view of her, compared with 39 percent who have a favorable view of Trump.
And while Clinton holds a sturdy lead in the delegate count for the Democratic nomination, it is her rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who continues to poll stronger against Trump in a hypothetical matchup. Pitted against the bombastic businessman, Sanders would lead 50 percent to 37 percent.
The Morning Consult survey polled 3,971 registered voters on May 11-15, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points. See the toplines and crosstabs.
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State by state breakdown is what really matters.
In an unrelated underworld poll, Hillary Rodham Clinton pulls ‘almost-even’ with Satan in a new demon poll.
America is realizing no one wants Obama II for at least four more years!!!
All recent polls have it that way....
Ah but this is before the effect of that scathing NYT 20-page expose in which he was found to have teased a woman about eating too much candy.
Screw Hillary and the media!
This poll and the Survey Monkey out today only include RV, that leads me to believe that Trump must actually be leading because Likely voters are not factored in.
I cannot accept any scenario where there are enough stupid people in this country who will screw up this LAST CHANCE TO SAVE AMERICA FROM THE POINT OF NO RETURN!!
While that is certainly true, the main take-away from these polls is that Trump has made up a lot of ground, and very quickly.
I expect that trend to continue. In two weeks, he'll be leading in some of these polls.
Bernie maybe could do okay running a lemonade stand and 50% of the country would entrust their future to him.
You give Burned out Bernie too much credit. He can’t find his own ass with both hands.
I don't know but we need to liven up the threads....
Things could change when we know who their running mates will be. If Trump picks a solid running mate, could help tip the balance.
Trump even called women "hon" and "dear" I heard, he'll probably drop 10 points....
The NBC Survey Monkey poll generates it data from people being required to take it to see premium content. It can be easily skewed.
I would take Trump’s competitiveness with Hillary as a good sign. I think he can win people over much better than she can. But he’s going to need a crazy amount of cash to do it, so I’m very concerned that he seems to have renounced his pledge to spend a billion (or was it $500 million?) of his own money.
The beast will resort to the socialist the vp slot. Mark my words.
These national polls crack me up. They are largely meaningless except for the talking heads to fill air time talking about them. It’s a good sign though.
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