Independents and Women Bail on Trump, Giving Clinton a Double-Digit Lead
Source: The Atlantic
With less than a month to go until Election Day, Donald Trump’s standing has plummeted with likely voters, falling from a dead heat just two weeks ago to a double-digit deficit behind Hillary Clinton, according to a PRRI/The Atlantic poll released Tuesday.
Clinton holds a 49-38 lead over the Republican. Two weeks ago, a previous PRRI/Atlantic poll found Trump and Clinton tied at 43-43. Following the first presidential debate in Hempstead, New York, the Democrat broke out to a 47-41 lead. She has now built on that lead.
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The shift toward Clinton is driven almost entirely by movement among independent voters. One week ago, Trump led Clinton 44-36 among independent voters. Those numbers have roughly flipped, with 44 percent backing Clinton now, and 33 percent supporting Trump.
Clinton also continues to lead Trump by hefty margins among women, with a 33-point gap separating the candidates. Just 28 percent of likely women voters intend to pull the lever for Trump, a five-point drop from one week ago, while 61 percent plan to vote for Clinton. The lewd video of Trump might lead to an even greater gap in the home stretch toward the election.
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Read more: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/10/prri-atlantic-poll-trump-plummets/503561/
Even worse news for Trump, according to the article. The poll was taken Wednesday through Sunday, so it doesn't show the full impact of the tape that came out Friday.
And, according to this poll, Trump's support among white women without college degrees has collapsed. They'd been a major bloc of support for Trump
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/dissecting-donald-trumps-support/499739/
but the latest poll shows them giving as much support to Clinton as to Trump, 40% to 40%.
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