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mia

(8,360 posts)
Sun Jun 26, 2016, 08:18 PM Jun 2016

Poll [results]: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton in tight races in battleground states

Battleground states are called battlegrounds for a reason: They're often close, and 2016 looks like no exception.

Hillary Clinton holds narrow leads over Donald Trump across a number of key states of Florida (up three points, 44 to 41 percent); Colorado (Clinton 40 percent, Trump 39 percent); Wisconsin (Clinton up 41 percent to 36 percent) and North Carolina, which has flipped back and forth between the parties in the last two elections, where it's Clinton 44 percent and Trump 42 percent....

Voters see many themes in this election, though partisans have very different views on which of them are the most important. Most feel the election is a lot about the safety and security of the country (in Florida, 74 percent say so, as do 70 percent in North Carolina) and most say it's also about what it means to be an American (59 percent say so in Florida) and about whether or not the economy works fairly (53 percent say so in Wisconsin, for example.) Trump voters and Republicans are more apt to say it's about what it means to be American, and also about changing Washington. Clinton voters in these states are less likely to say it's about changing Washington, and more apt to say this race is about making the economy work, and about security the rights of people who deserve them....

Across these states, Clinton is much more widely described as being prepared to be commander-in-chief. Meanwhile Trump is more widely seen as able to bring change to Washington, and seen by slightly more as able to fix the economy. In Florida, 51 percent describe Clinton as prepared, while 38 percent say that of Trump. Sixty-five percent say Trump would bring change, while just 33 percent say that of Clinton.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/poll-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-poll-florida-north-carolina-wisconsin-colorado-battleground-states/

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Poll [results]: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton in tight races in battleground states (Original Post) mia Jun 2016 OP
So Clinton leads 100% of the swing states, currently. JoePhilly Jun 2016 #1
"Trump is more widely seen... BumRushDaShow Jun 2016 #2
K&R red dog 1 Jun 2016 #3

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)
1. So Clinton leads 100% of the swing states, currently.
Sun Jun 26, 2016, 08:26 PM
Jun 2016

Good.

She doesn't even need to win all of them, but clearly she could.

Great news!!

BumRushDaShow

(128,905 posts)
2. "Trump is more widely seen...
Sun Jun 26, 2016, 08:28 PM
Jun 2016

...as able to fix the economy."



A man who declared bankruptcy how many times?

red dog 1

(27,797 posts)
3. K&R
Sun Jun 26, 2016, 08:28 PM
Jun 2016

Very interesting; but I'm a little wary of CBS News lately; since they seem to allow much more coverage of Donald Trump on shows like Face The Nation than they do for the Democrats.

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