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Clinton's lead over Trump narrows to less than 3%
inn ^ | 8/5/16 | Ben Ariel

Posted on 08/05/2016 4:52:29 PM PDT by Nachum

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's lead over Republican rival Donald Trump has narrowed to less than 3 percentage points, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Friday.

Polls released just at the beginning of the week found that Clinton had a larger lead, ranging from 7% in a CBS poll to as high as 9% in CNN/ORC's poll.

Friday's poll found that about 42 percent of likely voters favored Clinton, to Trump's 39 percent.

The poll, taken between July 31 and August 4 had a credibility interval of plus or minus 3 percentage points, meaning that the results suggest the race is roughly even.

Among registered voters over the same period, Clinton held a lead of five percentage points, down from eight percentage points on Monday, according to the poll.

The reasons behind the shift were unclear.

Clinton had pulled well ahead of Trump on the heels of the Democratic National Convention last week, where she became the first woman to accept the U.S. presidential nomination from a major political party.

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KEYWORDS: 2016polls; clintons; lead; trump
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To: Nachum
That didn't take long.

MSM is still spouting that she's up 10 percent in national polling, tho.

21 posted on 08/05/2016 5:58:50 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: Hieronymus
Because that only adds up to 90?

The dead count for the remaining 10%.
22 posted on 08/05/2016 6:01:01 PM PDT by ronnietherocket3 (Mary is understood by the heart, not study of scripture.)
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To: GnuThere

You are probably right. But I think this will be the least of his worries as he has mocked the one and only true God who will give him something to think about.


23 posted on 08/05/2016 6:12:28 PM PDT by DarthVader (Politicians govern out of self interest, Statesmen govern for a Vision greater than themselves)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
A couple more weeks Trump will be back up.

My prediction: it won't take that long.

24 posted on 08/05/2016 6:14:02 PM PDT by Salvey
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To: Salvey

I second that. Trump has come out swinging today!


25 posted on 08/05/2016 6:35:52 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: simpson96

“Trump has come out swinging today!”


I thought I read someplace here that he did NOT sound tough enough today.

I’m confused.

.


26 posted on 08/05/2016 6:38:54 PM PDT by Mears
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To: Nachum; LS

Likely Voters

631 54.7% female
523 45.3% male
1154 total

470 Republican 40.7%
530 Democrat 45.9%
113 Independent 9.7%
41 Other 3.6%
1154 total

1154 total

new England 111, 9.6%
Rocky Mountain 61, 5.2%
Great Lakes 228, 19.8%
southeast 297, 25.7%
southwest 97, 8.4%
far west 114, 9.9%
mid-atlantic 146, 12.7%
plains 100, 8.7%


27 posted on 08/05/2016 6:39:07 PM PDT by xzins ( Free Republic Gives YOU a voice heard around the globe. Support the Freepathon!)
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To: Mears

Today: “The Republican nominee, speaking in Des Moines, Iowa, accused Clinton of being “unbalanced” and “unstable,” called her a “dangerous” and “pathological” liar”


28 posted on 08/05/2016 7:03:19 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: xzins

So Hillary’s bounce disappeared and the race is tied again.

What was that again about her insurmountable advantage?


29 posted on 08/05/2016 8:09:30 PM PDT by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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To: mancini

It was over the moment she was nominated...

2016 Election Analysis: Trump Will Defeat Clinton in Landslide

https://the-politik.com/2016/08/04/trump_will_win_landslide/


30 posted on 08/05/2016 8:29:21 PM PDT by Hotlanta Mike ('You can avoid reality, but you can't avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.")
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To: goldstategop

I appreciate when they at least provide internals. A sure sigh of a manipulation poll is no access to internals. Why would anyone trust that?


31 posted on 08/05/2016 9:08:40 PM PDT by xzins ( Free Republic Gives YOU a voice heard around the globe. Support the Freepathon!)
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To: goldstategop

I appreciate when they at least provide internals. A sure sigh of a manipulation poll is no access to internals. Why would anyone trust that?


32 posted on 08/05/2016 9:09:36 PM PDT by xzins ( Free Republic Gives YOU a voice heard around the globe. Support the Freepathon!)
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To: Lent

In it to win it! Go Trump! Go Nehlen!


33 posted on 08/05/2016 9:13:30 PM PDT by Chgogal (A woman who votes for Hillary is voting with her vagina and not her brain.)
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To: Nachum

Dem insiders are going to be panicking. Reuters/Ipsos had rigged the polls to favor Clinton by suddenly changing their polling method a week or so ago. They caught a lot of flak because it was obvious they were pumping up Clinton’s poll numbers. Now even the rigged poll is showing Trump pulling even.


34 posted on 08/05/2016 9:29:38 PM PDT by Stevenc131
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To: Nachum

Reuters is pure trash. With that said, Trump will rebound.


35 posted on 08/05/2016 9:33:49 PM PDT by NYRepublican72 (Radical Islamic terrorist Omar Mateen is "Ready for Hillary!" Are you too?)
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To: goldstategop

36 posted on 08/05/2016 10:25:56 PM PDT by Enchante (Hillary's new campaign slogan: "Guilty as hell, free as a bird!! Laws are for peasants!")
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To: GnuThere

Surprised he didn’t say Allahuakbar...


37 posted on 08/06/2016 6:36:38 AM PDT by Typical_Whitey (Hey Obama Guns don't kill people, Radical Muslims kill people.)
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To: Nachum

The manipulation of these polls such as Reuters may have a small effect on the electorate, but they have a larger effect on Trump. He is a political fighter like we have not seen in modern times. He takes these polls seriously and when they show him behind they make him more determined.

Hillary is one of the nastiest persons on earth, but she does not have the energy to keep up with Trump on this campaign. Thinking of the last two elections with Romney and McCain, there were times when they both seemed to go inactive. Trump doesn’t do that. He is out there fighting and campaigning every day.

As a comedian about my age once said, “My father held down two jobs, built our house, and took care of me, and my brothers and sisters after mom died. Me, I go grocery shopping and the dry cleaners and I have to go home and take a nap.” That is like Trump compared to the rest of us... I don’t know how he does it. He has kept up an incredible pace for over a year now. I know he has billions and a lot of family support, but he is just amazing.

Hillary, finally took a couple questions from the press yesterday and lied her butt off once again. She has got all the media on her side, she holds these events that draw very few people, and she has about the same amount of enthusiasm as Jeb Bush. I don’t care what the polls are saying, Trump is going to fight all the way to the Whitehouse. The slumping polls of the last couple weeks have caused him to become more determined and more focused. They were the kick in the pants that was needed for him to bring this thing home.


38 posted on 08/06/2016 9:18:25 AM PDT by fireman15 (The USA will be toast if the Democrats are able to take the Presidency in 2016)
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To: Paladin2
Rut-Roh, Rinse PRE-bus is in trouble...

How so?

Jesus Christ: You can't impeach Him and He ain't gonna resign.



39 posted on 08/06/2016 3:49:35 PM PDT by rdb3 (You know, I've yet to see a hearse with a U-Hall trailer hitched to it. . .)
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