New Virginia Poll: HRC: 46% (+3) Trump: 34% (-7)

Hampton, Va.— A post-debate surge puts the Democratic Presidential ticket of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine 12 points ahead of Republican candidates Donald Trump and Mike Pence, according to a Hampton University poll released today.

With only 31 days left before the November Presidential election, Democratic candidate Clinton is ahead of Republican candidate Trump breaking the statistical tie reported by Hampton University Center for Public Policy (CPP) in August. This surge reveals how volatile the run for the White House is as the days wind down to Decision 2016.

“While every poll is a snapshot in time, the results of this poll are the result of a perfect storm of events in our nation at the time the poll was conducted: domestic terrorist attacks in New York and Minnesota, the first Presidential debate of the election cycle, the fallout and aftermath of that debate, including the controversy concerning a former beauty queen, and, an endorsement by a highly respected former GOP Virginia Senator in favor of the democratic ticket of Clinton and Kaine. Our poll numbers reflect all of those elements” said Kelly Harvey, director of the Hampton University Center for Public Policy.

When Virginians were asked if the election were held today, 46 percent of those surveyed would vote for Clinton and 34 percent would choose Trump, while a high percentage of voters remain undecided (20 percent). This is a striking difference from just one month ago where Clinton led Trump by only two points, in what amounted to a statistical dead heat (CPP poll, August 2016 - Clinton 43 percent, Trump 41 percent). Even more striking are the wide disparities of support dividing the candidates, as it relates to gender, race and party affiliation.

http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/HU-Poll%3A-Post--Debate-Surge-Gives-Democrats-Double--Digit-Surge-among-Virginians