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spanone

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Thu Aug 4, 2016, 07:10 PM Aug 2016

McClatchy - Marist Poll........Hillary 48 trump 33

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Hillary 48

trump 33



WASHINGTON
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has surged to a 15-point lead over reeling, gaffe-plagued Republican Donald Trump, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll.

Clinton made strong gains with two constituencies crucial to a Republican victory – whites and men – while scoring important gains among fellow Democrats, the poll found.

Clinton not only went up, but Trump also went down. Clinton now has a 48-33 percent lead, a huge turnaround from her narrow 42-39 advantage last month.

The findings are particularly significant because the poll was taken after both political conventions ended and as Trump engaged in a war of words with the parents of Army Capt. Humayun Khan, who was killed in an explosion in Iraq 12 years ago while trying to rescue other soldiers.


Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article93763582.html#storylink=cpy
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McClatchy - Marist Poll........Hillary 48 trump 33 (Original Post) spanone Aug 2016 OP
Wow, that's one hell of a convention bump! KelleyKramer Aug 2016 #1

KelleyKramer

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1. Wow, that's one hell of a convention bump!
Fri Aug 5, 2016, 01:31 AM
Aug 2016

And doesn't even include trumps meltdown the last 3-4 days

Next week he's going to tank even worse

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