Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's lead over Republican rival Donald Trump increased to more than 7 percentage points in a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday, from less than 3 points on Thursday. The shift came as Trump struggled to reset his campaign following a stretch of controversies. About 42 percent of likely voters favored Clinton and about 35 percent preferred Trump, according to the Aug. 4-8 online poll of 1,152 likely voters, which had a credibility interval of plus or minus 3 percentage points. The others would either pick another candidate, would not vote, or "don't know/refused." The results reflected a decline in support for Trump, rather than a boost for Clinton: In last Thursday's poll, 42 percent of likely voters favored Clinton and about 39 percent favored Trump. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-poll-idUSKCN10K24V I want to note something quite non-partisan in that poll. It was NOT Hillary going up by 7. It was Trump GOING DOWN by 7. She didn't gain ground. But HE DID LOSE GROUND. Which, clearly indicates, that if the GOP had picked almost any other candidate...that candidate probably would stand a shot at winning in November. Even someone like Ted Cruz who has a reputation for "rubbing both Dems and Repubs the wrong way"....would very likely be doing MUCH better than Trump today.
Jeb Bush surges to lead GOP pack in new 2016 poll http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/jeb-bush-surges-lead-gop-pack-new-2016-poll There's no disputing the polls for certain. They're a sure fire bet on the outcome.
You can cite NO polls now, Jake....because there are no "good polls" for Trump...are there? - - - Updated - - - He can't cite ANY polls now....because there aren't any good ones for Trump. It's why Fox News is trying "Look at his crowds" and Breitbart is doing "He'll win in a landslide because he has more Facebook Likes than Hillary."
Polls said Jeb! Bush was inevitable. Wrong. Polls said Trump could not win. Wrong. But Democrats and neocons keep clinging to polls. A tarot card reader calling the election would be FAR more reliable.
Come on, Jake....surely there must be ONE good poll for Trump out there? Even if it's a poll of Texas...or Wyoming....or somewhere?
Yes polls a year in advance before people have entered the race aren't reliable. This is 90 days out and the tickets are set.
Here's the fun part....the longer the Trump Cult have to say "Polls don't matter!!!!".... that means that there will be NO good polls for Trump. Because if there were one, they would contradict themselves and start acting like polls DO matter. But if they are forced to KEEP saying week after week "Polls don't matter"....indicates that that scenario isn't occuring.
The "dark side".. urgh... I mean "the clinton" is strong with this one... How many postings about Trump has Gorn posted today????? huhm... hahahahahah... Crooked Hilary, Crooked system, and useful idiots...
Landslide beat down!!! Trump is right, he will unify. He's gotten Republicans, Dems, and Independents to come together and announce they will not vote for him. It's fun when you have an election where you can't even get accused of being partisan. We can simply use Republicans opinions on their own candidate. Hillary wins 51-43. Won't even be close.
Yeah, I like that one. But this one from memory lane is priceless (especially for those who swear by the polls): Less oomph in Dukakis `bounce'. His 17-point lead over Bush shrinks to seven in Gallup poll By John Dillin, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor AUGUST 11, 1988 http://www.csmonitor.com/1988/0811/agall.html And we all know what happened in November that year, even though Democrats had that HUGE lead in the polls...
All it took was that "little boy in a tank" moment. Dukakis was toast. Trump hasn't spent diddly yet. I haven't even sent my contribution yet. Jill Stein will undermine Hillary enough. Not to mention Gary Johnson. It's going to be fun to watch.
The media (including the NY Times) had Dukakis beating Bush back in '88. Kinda rings a bell this year, doesn't it?
