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book_worm

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Tue Aug 9, 2016, 08:55 PM Aug 2016

Trump leads by only five points in RED KANSAS (Survey USA)

In the Red State of Kansas, which Republican Mitt Romney carried by 22 points in 2012, Republican Donald Trump leads Democrat Hillary Clinton by 5 points, 44% to 39%, in an election today, 08/08/16, three months to Election Day, according to this latest KSN News poll conducted by SurveyUSA. Libertarian Gary Johnson gets 8% today, with twice as much support from Republican voters as Democrats; 9% of Kansas' most likely voters are today undecided.

Trump holds just 74% of the Republican base. Clinton holds 87% of the Democratic base. Among strong Republicans, Clinton gets 4% of the vote. Among strong Democrats, Trump gets zero percent of the vote. Among very conservative voters, Clinton siphons 11% of the vote. Among very liberal voters, Trump siphons 2% of the vote.

Just 39% of Trump supporters are voting "for" Trump. 60% of Trump supporters are voting "against" Clinton. In contrast, 66% of Clinton supporters are voting "for" Clinton. 31% of Clinton supporters are voting "against" Trump. 50% of Trump supporters say they vote for Trump "enthusiastically," compared to 63% of Clinton voters who vote for her "enthusiastically." 46% of Trump supporters vote for Trump "with reservations," compared to 35% who vote for Clinton "with reservations." Of those voting for the Libertarian Johnson, 35% are voting "for Johnson," another 35% are voting "against Trump

http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=048dcf9b-7e4e-4ca3-8da6-f0f3b7662e73
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