Clinton jumps to a big lead over Trump in Michigan poll

[geek tragedy]

Source: Detroit News

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has widened her lead over Republican Donald Trump in Michigan as 3-in-5 likely voters say the New York businessman is not qualified to be president, according to a new poll conducted for The Detroit News and WDIV-TV.

Clinton led Trump 41 percent to 32 percent in the statewide survey of 600 likely voters conducted Saturday through Monday following Clinton’s formal nomination at last week’s Democratic National Convention.

The poll contains many troubling signs for Trump’s White House campaign, including a “shocking” lead for Clinton in the Republican strongholds of west and southwest Michigan, pollster Richard Czuba said.

Sixty-one percent of likely general election voters said Trump is ill-prepared to be the nation’s commander-in-chief. The figure grows to 67 percent among women, a group with whom Trump performs poorly. Clinton has a commanding 21-percentage-point lead among female voters.

Read more: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2016/08/03/poll-clinton-leads-trump-michigan/88048440/

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How's that rust belt strategy working?

[TeddyR]

1. Three thoughts

First, this is great news, since Hillary has to carry MI. Second, the number of undecided voters is a bit disconcerting, but would have to break massively in favor of Trump to matter. And third, if Dems are worried about Michigan then Hillary really is in trouble -- if she can't carry MI, she won't carry PA and OH, so I guess this is good news but expected news?

[pnwmom]

2. Everything is up for grabs this year. No state is a "must win" and no state can be counted on.

If there was ever an election for a 50 state strategy, this one is it.

Yay for Michigan!

[TeddyR]

3. Yep, don't disagree

And MI for Hillary is a great plus.

[geek tragedy]

4. Roughly tracking Obama-Romney nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. k&r

[ffr]

6. 60% say the New York businessman is not qualified to be president

That's extraordinarily high already. What'll it be in a week?

[trixie]

7. Except for that Reagan kerfluffle

we should be blue, as usual.

[winstars]

8. Oh snap, I guess he won't be going to CA or NY now to "put those states into play"????

[riversedge]

9. "a “shocking” lead for Clinton in the Republican strongholds of west and southwest Michigan, "

Now the trick is to maintain this beautiful lead.




....The poll contains many troubling signs for Trump’s White House campaign, including a “shocking” lead for Clinton in the Republican strongholds of west and southwest Michigan, pollster Richard Czuba said.

Sixty-one percent of likely general election voters said Trump is ill-prepared to be the nation’s commander-in-chief. The figure grows to 67 percent among women, a group with whom Trump performs poorly. Clinton has a commanding 21-percentage-point lead among female voters.

“He’s sitting in the cellar right now, and they’re going to have to do something to dramatically turn this around,” said Czuba, president of the Glengariff Group Inc. polling firm. “If I were a Republican running on this ticket right now, I’d be beyond nervous.”

[yardwork]

10. If Hillary is leading by that much in SW MI, could Indiana be in play?

[Tarheel_Dem]

11. K&R!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

12. Way to go...

... Mich... er, that state up north!

[smirkymonkey]

13. Awesome!