Reuters, New York :
Democrat Hillary Clinton’s lead over Republican rival Donald Trump widened to 6 percentage points in the latest Reuters/Ipsos US presidential tracking poll, released on Friday, showing Trump losing support among women.
The Oct. 21-27 opinion poll shows 42 percent of people who either voted already or expect to vote in the Nov. 8 election support Clinton, versus 36 percent for Trump. Clinton’s lead a week ago was 4 points.
The polling preceded Friday’s announcement the Federal Bureau of Investigation was again investigating how Clinton managed classified information while secretary of state.
A businessman seeking his first elected office, Trump has consistently trailed Clinton in the poll. His level of support has remained below 40 percent among all likely voters since the beginning of September.
Clinton leads Trump by 10 points among likely women voters, up from a 4-point lead the previous week. Clinton has led Trump among women the last two months, though the size of her advantage has varied widely from 1 point to 11 points.
In a 2005 video that emerged this month, Trump could be heard bragging in vulgar terms about groping and kissing women. A dozen women have since publicly accused him of making unwanted sexual advances. Trump denies the allegations. Trump still has an edge among white women, a key source of strength for Republicans. Trump leads Clinton by 2 points with this group, down from a 12-point lead the previous week.
Women tend to lean Democratic, but Reuters/Ipsos polling this month shows a majority of women have an unfavourable view of the former US secretary of state and believe she is not honest and truthful.
Clinton also led Trump by 6 points in a separate Reuters/Ipsos poll that included alternative party candidates.
PTI adds: Hillary Clinton is “absolutely ready” to be the US’ commander-in-chief on day one as the Democratic presidential nominee and former secretary of state has more experience and exposure than any candidate “in our lifetime”, First Lady Michelle Obama has said.
During a rare joint appearance with Hillary Clinton at a North Carolina election rally yesterday, Michelle contrasted Hillary’s vision of a “powerful, vibrant and strong” nation with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s vision of “hopelessness and despair”.
“I am out here first and foremost because we have never had a more qualified and prepared candidate for President than our friend Hillary Clinton. Never before in our lifetime. I say this everywhere I go,” she said.
“I admire and respect Hillary. She has been a lawyer, a law professor, First Lady of Arkansas, First Lady of the US, a US Senator, Secretary of State. She has more experience and exposure to the presidency than any candidate in our lifetime. Yes, more than Barack (Obama). More than Bill (Clinton). So she is absolutely ready to be commander-in-chief on day one. And yes, she happens to be a woman,” Michelle said yesterday.
In the past few weeks, Michelle, 52, has emerged as a strong advocate of Clinton, 69, and has made several impressive speeches in some of the key battle ground states.
“It takes a level of generosity of spirit to do what Hillary has done in her career, in her life, for our family, for this nation. If people wonder, yes, Hillary Clinton is my friend. She has been a friend to mine and Barack, Malia, Sasha and Bill and Chelsea have been embracing and supportive from the very day my husband took the oath of office,” she said.
Democrat Hillary Clinton’s lead over Republican rival Donald Trump widened to 6 percentage points in the latest Reuters/Ipsos US presidential tracking poll, released on Friday, showing Trump losing support among women.
The Oct. 21-27 opinion poll shows 42 percent of people who either voted already or expect to vote in the Nov. 8 election support Clinton, versus 36 percent for Trump. Clinton’s lead a week ago was 4 points.
The polling preceded Friday’s announcement the Federal Bureau of Investigation was again investigating how Clinton managed classified information while secretary of state.
A businessman seeking his first elected office, Trump has consistently trailed Clinton in the poll. His level of support has remained below 40 percent among all likely voters since the beginning of September.
Clinton leads Trump by 10 points among likely women voters, up from a 4-point lead the previous week. Clinton has led Trump among women the last two months, though the size of her advantage has varied widely from 1 point to 11 points.
In a 2005 video that emerged this month, Trump could be heard bragging in vulgar terms about groping and kissing women. A dozen women have since publicly accused him of making unwanted sexual advances. Trump denies the allegations. Trump still has an edge among white women, a key source of strength for Republicans. Trump leads Clinton by 2 points with this group, down from a 12-point lead the previous week.
Women tend to lean Democratic, but Reuters/Ipsos polling this month shows a majority of women have an unfavourable view of the former US secretary of state and believe she is not honest and truthful.
Clinton also led Trump by 6 points in a separate Reuters/Ipsos poll that included alternative party candidates.
PTI adds: Hillary Clinton is “absolutely ready” to be the US’ commander-in-chief on day one as the Democratic presidential nominee and former secretary of state has more experience and exposure than any candidate “in our lifetime”, First Lady Michelle Obama has said.
During a rare joint appearance with Hillary Clinton at a North Carolina election rally yesterday, Michelle contrasted Hillary’s vision of a “powerful, vibrant and strong” nation with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s vision of “hopelessness and despair”.
“I am out here first and foremost because we have never had a more qualified and prepared candidate for President than our friend Hillary Clinton. Never before in our lifetime. I say this everywhere I go,” she said.
“I admire and respect Hillary. She has been a lawyer, a law professor, First Lady of Arkansas, First Lady of the US, a US Senator, Secretary of State. She has more experience and exposure to the presidency than any candidate in our lifetime. Yes, more than Barack (Obama). More than Bill (Clinton). So she is absolutely ready to be commander-in-chief on day one. And yes, she happens to be a woman,” Michelle said yesterday.
In the past few weeks, Michelle, 52, has emerged as a strong advocate of Clinton, 69, and has made several impressive speeches in some of the key battle ground states.
“It takes a level of generosity of spirit to do what Hillary has done in her career, in her life, for our family, for this nation. If people wonder, yes, Hillary Clinton is my friend. She has been a friend to mine and Barack, Malia, Sasha and Bill and Chelsea have been embracing and supportive from the very day my husband took the oath of office,” she said.
