Latest presidential poll: Donald Trump up by 1 point on Hillary Clinton

By Leada Gore | lgore@al.com
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on September 02, 2016 at 5:34 AM, updated September 02, 2016 at 5:35 AM




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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has moved ahead of Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton, according to a new poll.

The Rasmussen Reports poll released Thursday has Trump at 40 percent to Clinton's 39 percent. Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson received 7 percent; Green Party nominee Jill Stein got 3 percent. Seven percent remain undecided.

Last week's version of the same poll showed Clinton ahead by 4 points – 42 percent to 38 percent. Her support in the Rasmussen poll peaked in early August just after the Democratic National Convention when it reached 44 percent.

The poll – while still the outlier and with results within the survey's margin of error – marks the first time Trump has led Clinton in a national poll since mid-July.

Real Clear Politics polling average – which includes the Rasmussen Reports' poll – has Clinton up by almost 4 percentage points. The average puts Clinton with 42 percent support, Trump at 38 percent; Johnson at 8 percent and Stein at 3 percent.

Do their parties support their candidates?

The Rasmussen poll showed both candidates losing support from their respective parties.

Trump now has the backing of 71 percent of Republicans, down from 76 percent a week ago. Clinton has 73 percent of the Democratic vote, down from 79 percent in the previous survey.

There are some voters willing to move across party lines, however. Fifteen percent of Democrats said they planned on voting for Trump; 12 percent of Republicans said they were backing Clinton.

The GOP nominee continues to hold a small lead among voters not affiliated with either major political party, this week leading 36 percent to 28 percent.

Bloody Liar

Check CNN. com...

Clinton is still leading and House republicans are distancing themselves from Trump sef

https://www.google.com.ng/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwivlJ6WrfHOAhXGXhoKHbXfDMcQqQIIMTAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Fpolitics%2Fhillary-clinton-donald-trump-poll-fox-news%2F&usg=AFQjCNFC_20Ra50AW4PrixJza7yakqGyuw&sig2=LKs9E4TMZSwIn9J3NXCmJw

generalbush:
Bloody Liar

Check CNN. com...

Clinton is still leading and House republicans are distancing themselves from Trump sef

https://www.google.com.ng/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwivlJ6WrfHOAhXGXhoKHbXfDMcQqQIIMTAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Fpolitics%2Fhillary-clinton-donald-trump-poll-fox-news%2F&usg=AFQjCNFC_20Ra50AW4PrixJza7yakqGyuw&sig2=LKs9E4TMZSwIn9J3NXCmJw

Please Rasmussen reports poll is verifiable online, educate yourself. Who doesn't know CNN is biased as shi...?

newbornmacho:

Please Rasmussen reports poll is verifiable online, educate yourself. Who doesn't know CNN is biased as shi...?

Clinton is leading by just 1 point...

Get your facts right...

generalbush:


Clinton is leading by just 1 point...

Get your facts right...

Not according to the poll I quoted

Even a Trump lead in the polls of 5 percent means Hilary is President. It is electoral wins that is key and the battleground states are in the bag for Hilary. Hilary is sitting back as FBI report on the email server is released, meanwhile there are still 60 days to elections and three debates.
Bill Clinton and Obama have not joined the fray heavily yet and the most damaging adds against Trump have not been released yet.

Adminisher:
Even a Trump lead in the polls of 5 percent means Hilary is President. It is electoral wins that is key and the battleground states are in the bag for Hilary. Hilary is sitting back as FBI report on the email server is released, meanwhile there are still 60 days to elections and three debates.
Bill Clinton and Obama have not joined the fray heavily yet and the most damaging adds against Trump have not been released yet.

Hahaha , is that how you want to spin it now? Why then was the crazy liberal media force feeding us Hillary's poll advantage all this while? I'm just loving this... Go Trump go.