Trump Just Had a Monster Polling Day
The first wave of polling after Hillary Clinton’s literal collapse over the weekend has started to be released. It’s a Trump rout. In the 11 polls released today, Trump leads seven and tied in two. Voters are reacting to their gut instincts after Clinton was caught lying about her health and giving Trump higher levels of support.
Here’s a quick snapshot of the recent polling as aggregated by RealClearPolitics.
In that polling are some state jumps. The most significant being in Ohio and Iowa. Polls in both of those states have shown large gains for Trump versus prior polling.
The words “SHOCK POLL” are probably the most overused in the political commentary business. But what just got released in Iowa fits that bill. A Monmouth poll released today in Iowa shows Trump with an eight-point lead. This is a jump from its previous poll. The poll was taken from Monday, September 12 to Wednesday, September 14, 2016.
There have been three polls released in Ohio over the past two days. Trump leads in all of them. All of them were taken, at least in part, after Hillary’s collapse over the weekend. CNN/ORC and Bloomberg both show Trump with a five-point lead, and Suffolk shows the lead at three points. Clinton leads in only one poll of the state taken in September. That CBS/YouGov poll is looking more and more like an outlier.
Hillary Clinton’s comments calling half of Trump’s supporter “deplorables,” and her being caught lying about her health have combined to move the needle in Trump’s favor. What seemed like a sure thing for a Clinton win just three short weeks ago is now a competitive race. If the election were held today, it is anyone’s guess who would win. (For more from the author of “Trump Just Had a Monster Polling Day” please click HERE)
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