Is Hillary Clinton beating Donald Trump? Latest polls in race for the White House
A new poll shows Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is widening her lead over presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.
The Reuters/Ipsoso poll released Friday shows Clinton ahead of Trump by 13.3 points, with Clinton at 46.6 percent and Trump at 33.3 percent. A sizeable percentage of those polled– 20 percent – said they would not support either candidate. The poll was conducted this week.
A previous poll taken in the wake of the Orlando nightclub massacre showed Trump narrowing the gap between himself and Clinton, with the GOP candidate looking to capitalize on his tough stance on immigration and national security. The poll conducted the Friday after the Sunday shooting - the deadliest in recent U.S. history - showed Clinton at 44.6 percent to Trump's 33 percent.
Any poll gains seen earlier in the month seems to have disappeared however, in the wake of a rough week in which Trump's campaign manager was fired and reports of fundraising issues plagued the businessman-turned-politician's presidential bid. Trump's federal filings showed his campaign finished May with just $1.3 million in the bank and he had raised just $3.1 million. Clinton had more than $45 million at her disposal.
Trump has responded by stepping up his rhetoric against Clinton, launching a new website lyingcrookedhillary.com.
The latest Reuters poll was conducted online and included interviews with 1,201 likely voters in all 50 states. The margin of error was 3.3 percent.
Polling average has Clinton ahead but by smaller margin
The Real Clear Politics composite poll has Clinton leading Trump but by a smaller margin than in the Reuter's poll. The composite poll – which includes averages of Rasmussen, Reuters, CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, CBS, Fox News and Economist, has Clinton up by 5.9 points. The closest race was in the Grave poll conducted June 16 which had Clinton up by 2 points.
The Real Clear Politics projection has Clinton with 211 Electoral College votes compared to Trump's 164 with 163 still undecided.
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