New Morning Consult Poll: HRC: 46% (+6) Trump: 37% (-7)

Hillary Clinton posted her highest poll numbers in months last week, clutching a 9-point lead over rival Donald Trump, according to Morning Consult’s latest poll.

Almost half (46 percent) of registered voters surveyed Aug. 4-5 (46 percent) said they would choose Clinton, the Democratic nominee, if the presidential election were to be held now. Trump, the Republican nominee, is still the choice for 37 percent of voters, down from 40 percent in late July and 44 percent immediately following the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

Six out of 10 voters have an unfavorable view of Trump after last week, up 3 percentage points from a week earlier. Just more than one-third of voters (36 percent) have a favorable view of the outspoken GOP nominee. The percentage of voters who have an unfavorable view of Clinton (55 percent) hasn’t changed over that same time period. In Morning Consult’s newest poll, 42 percent of respondents have a favorable view of the former secretary of State.

https://morningconsult.com/2016/08/07/clinton-surges-past-trump-rough-week-republicans/