Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton lead in swing state polling

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Source: cnn





By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director

Updated 8:55 AM ET, Wed October 7, 2015 | Video Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton each lead their party's respective primary race in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, according to new polls from Quinnipiac University.

But neither Clinton nor Trump fares as well as their top competitors in hypothetical general election match-ups in these three swing states.

Home state politicians don't fare well either -- Ohio Gov. John Kasich, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and Floridians Marco Rubio and Jeb Bush all trail in their respective states.

Facing off against each other, Clinton narrowly tops Trump in Florida, 46% to 42%, while she runs about evenly against the other four potential Republican candidates tested. Clinton and Trump run about evenly in Ohio (43% Clinton to 42% Trump) and Pennsylvania (44% Clinton to 42% Trump).

But the former secretary of state trails retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson in both states, falls behind Rubio in Ohio and trails both former tech CEO Carly Fiorina and Bush in Pennsylvania.

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Florida and Ohio, both currently scheduled to host presidential primaries on March 15, loom larger in the nomination battle than Pennsylvania, where voters will go to the polls in late-April. But if the primary contests on either side remain competitive into the spring, Pennsylvania is one of the biggest prizes slated to vote after March 15.................


The Quinnipiac University polls were conducted by telephone from September 25 through October 5..............

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1. I will support Hillary if/when she is the nominee

Even though I personally like Bernie Sanders economic message more, I will unequivocally be supporting Hill if she gets the nomination. And its not a matter of selecting the lesser of two evils, ANY democratic candidate is a far better choice than any of the 17 republican lackeys of the 1% running for president. Jeb, Fiorina, Carson, Trump --- they all make me shudder.

That said, don't underestimate the threat/appeal of The Donald. Polls show he is strongly supported by republicans without a college education because of his messaging about bad trade deals and American jobs being sent overseas. If this appeal crosses party lines to democratic voting blue collar families, the general election of Hillary versus Donald might be closer than a lot of pundits think and current polls show.

[riversedge]

2. I will vote for any Dem who gets the nomination. Also I agree that Trump should

not be underestimated. I fear more if Carson gets the nomination.

[secondwind]

4. I plan to vote for anything with a "D" after it. this election is one of the most important

elections in my lifetime, and I will be 70 next year.

[secondwind]

3. same here.

[frizzled]

6. What do you think of Hillary's interventionism on Syria vs. Trump's "Eh, leave it to Russia"?

nt

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5. .Clinton, Biden and Bush are most apt to be seen as having the right kind of temperament and persona

...........Clinton, Biden and Bush are most apt to be seen as having the right kind of temperament and personality to handle an international crisis as president, about two-thirds in each state say Trump does not have the right temperament for that.............