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Hissyspit

(45,790 posts) Sat Jul 30, 2016, 08:55 AM Jul 2016

Clinton Leads Trump by 6 Points After Democratic Confab: Reuters/Ipsos Poll [View all]

Source: Reuters

Fri Jul 29, 2016 | 6:17 PM EDT
Clinton leads Trump by 6 points after Democratic confab: Reuters/Ipsos poll

By Grant Smith | NEW YORK

(Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton held a 6- percentage-point lead over Republican rival Donald Trump, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll with new wording that was released on Friday, the day after she formally accepted her party's nomination for the Nov. 8 election.

Nearly 41 percent of likely voters favor Clinton, 35 percent favor Trump, and 25 percent picked "Other," according to the new July 25-29 online poll of 1,043 likely voters, which overlapped with the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN1092M5

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Clinton Leads Trump by 6 Points After Democratic Confab: Reuters/Ipsos Poll [View all] Hissyspit Jul 2016 OP

That can't be correct! left-of-center2012 Jul 2016 #1

Well clearly SOMEONE is lying groundloop Jul 2016 #2

I think I heard or read ... left-of-center2012 Jul 2016 #4

Indeed you did. sofa king Jul 2016 #20

Seriously, he said that? nt thucythucy Jul 2016 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author RiverNoord Jul 2016 #14

What does Trump have to do to not get elected in this country? LisaL Jul 2016 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author RiverNoord Jul 2016 #18

Setting arbitrary benchmarks is meaningless. stopbush Jul 2016 #24

He has said that about Latinos several times already. riversedge Jul 2016 #27

i wonder if Manafort has to tell that to tRump just to keep his orange ass in the campaign 0rganism Jul 2016 #37

The Clinton surge is starting! uawchild Jul 2016 #3

Any polls out yet on safeinOhio Jul 2016 #5

Here is one site aeroman Jul 2016 #6

This headline seems a bit misleading to me TeddyR Jul 2016 #8

That's not the news some people want to hear PDittie Jul 2016 #12

Per the rules of this forum, original headline has to be used. LisaL Jul 2016 #13

Thanks for pointing that out TeddyR Jul 2016 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author RiverNoord Jul 2016 #16

Not "we" but "you" are not in a happy place Democat Jul 2016 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author RiverNoord Jul 2016 #36

It is those voters that we really have to work for. unitedwethrive Jul 2016 #33

NOT GOOD ENOUGH. Polls cant be within margin of "error," aka electronic election fraud Kashkakat v.2.0 Jul 2016 #9

Most of This Poll videohead5 Jul 2016 #10

Only 76% are facing up to the real choice (Clinton v Trump) at this point frazzled Jul 2016 #11

This election will boil down to outside factors Cosmocat Jul 2016 #19

Yes, the unexpected event meets stupid factor frazzled Jul 2016 #21

Sadly, NO. They're tied. progressoid Jul 2016 #17

She should win by 20 points. Too many haters in the US I guess. nt Lucky Luciano Jul 2016 #22

Marvelous Convention bucolic_frolic Jul 2016 #23

That's all?? We're in trouble if that's true. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2016 #25

The country is evenly split, no candidate is going to be up by 20 Democat Jul 2016 #31

20% is too much. That part is for sure. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2016 #34

Only 6 points? This country is seriously effed up! C Moon Jul 2016 #26

As others have noted TeddyR Jul 2016 #29

6 points is a fine lead Democat Jul 2016 #32

It actually shows them tied oberliner Jul 2016 #35