Fox News Poll Reveals Who Comes out on Top in Hypothetical Presidential Race
As White House hopefuls Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton pivot their campaigns toward the general election, polling continues to indicate the winner of the expected presidential contest is likely to be whichever candidate can convince voters that the other is more unlikable.
When Fox News released the results of a wide-ranging poll conducted this month, it became clear how steep the negatives against both the presumptive Republican nominee and likely Democratic nominee have become. The cable news network determined that voters see both Trump and Clinton as “deeply flawed candidates.”
Nationwide, a hypothetical contest between the two candidates shows Trump with the upper hand — but barely. The former reality television personality received a nod from 45 percent of those polled, while Clinton was the choice of 42 percent.
While the statistical difference is within the poll’s margin of error, the results show a precipitous decline in support for Clinton over the past month. The same poll conducted in April showed Clinton with a seven-point lead over her potential rival.
As in previous polls, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders performed better against Trump than Clinton. The Democratic candidate maintained a 46-42 percent lead over the billionaire, though that advantage was smaller than Sanders’ 14-point lead last month.
Meanwhile, 11 percent of Sanders’ supporters told pollsters that they would vote for Trump instead of Clinton should the general election ballot contain those two names.
Breaking down the results by demographics, it is clear which is Clinton’s most loyal voting bloc. The former first lady has a cavernous 81-point lead over Trump among blacks. Trump performed best among whites, with whom he has a 55-31 percent lead over Clinton. (For more from the author of “Fox News Poll Reveals Who Comes out on Top in Hypothetical Presidential Race” please click HERE)
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