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Clinton Narrowly Leads Trump in Florida

October 23, 2016 - 8:00pm

 Hillary Clinton continues her lead over Donald Trump in Florida in a new poll released Sunday.

The CBS News 2016 Battleground Tracker survey found Clinton ahead of Trump with likely voters, taking 46 percent to Trump’s 43 percent.

Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson took three percent of the vote while Green Party candidate Jill Stein took two percent of the vote.

The majority of voters have already firmly made up their minds about who they want to vote for in two weeks. Most voters who said they were casting their ballot for Clinton or Trump -- 79 percent -- said they very strongly supported their candidate, while another 15 percent said they strongly supported their candidate and probably wouldn’t change their minds.

Most Florida Republicans (48 percent) say they are excited about Trump’s campaign, and most (21 percent) say they would go back and vote for Trump again in the Republican primary, but another 26 percent say they would have go back and voted for someone else if possible.

After the third presidential debate, over a third of voters said they came away feeling more negative about both candidates, though slightly more voters (41 percent) said they felt more negative about Donald Trump than they did Hillary Clinton (37 percent). 

Nearly a quarter of Clinton supporters who hadn’t voted already said shaking up the political system would be a reason they would vote for Donald Trump, though the majority of her supporters said they wouldn’t vote for him for that reason.

Most Trump supporters (96 percent) said they would not vote for Clinton just to have a woman become president.

Most voters (59 percent) do not feel Trump is trying to respect democracy, while 41 percent believe he is respecting democracy. More than half of voters -- 62 percent -- say they believe Trump is really trying to win the election, but nearly three-quarters of them (69 percent) say they believe Trump is trying to talk about the things he cares about.

Voters are nearly split on whether Clinton is trying to respect democracy by a margin of 54-46 percent.

Sixty percent of voters say they believe the two candidates should accept the results of the election, while a much smaller amount -- 18 percent -- say they should not. Twenty-two percent said they were not sure.

Both candidates are making their final pushes in Florida this week. Trump is planning several campaign stops from Sunday through Tuesday while Clinton will be making her rounds throughout the state later this week. 

The poll of 1042 likely voters was conducted Oct. 20-21 and has a margin of error of +/- 3.6 percent. 

 

 

Reach reporter Allison Nielsen by email at allison@sunshinestatenews.com or follow her on Twitter: @AllisonNielsen

 

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I suspect most who wrote comments only tune in to the lame stream media. They probably know nothing about Wikileaks, Project Veritas, the $12M pay to play scheme with the King of Morocco, the thugs the Clinton campaign paid to cause violence at Trump rallies that resulted in cops and people being hurt and property damage, that Hillary even lied about when she picked Kaine to be her running mate (a year before) even though she pretended that Sanders, Warren and others were being considered, the Wall Street Journal article this morning that Terry McAuliffe (a very close friend and ally of the Clinton's) gave $675K to the state Senate campaign of FBI official’s wife (Jill McCabe) whose husband (Andrew McCabe) was deputy director overseeing the investigation server/email investigation of Clinton. Andrew McCabe did not recuse himself from the investigation. For those who doubt voter fraud -- you should check out the Pew Report that shows 1 in 8 votes cast are fraudulent -- about 18 million votes. No wonder the Dems/libs fight so hard to stop voter, picture ID and to purge the dead from the voter roles. I could go on -- but they don't want to know. The problem isn't that Hillary is an unethical, corrupt, criminal, lying dirtbag -- everyone know that. The problem is -- her supporters DON'T care.

And on what planet do you spend most of your time?

Ya think? This has been over for a long, long time. The polls are not even close. This will be one of, if not the biggest landslide in history... I have sadly said since the beginning...right message, wrong person. Now that has become abundantly clear too late... The ticket would be better off if Pence took over. He is certainly more Presidential by a long, long margin...classic.

I don't want someone who is "more Presidential." I want someone who is going to go in and stop the corruption in Wash DC. Why do you think DC is the RICHEST place in this country? It's like a roach motel there -- they go in and NEVER come out. Even Obama is going to stay in DC.

Allison, you don't even "narrowly" resemble an objective "reporter", and end up giving THAT title a bad name. A "CBS" poll?..REALLY ?!?!? Allison, MOVE YOUR DESK AWAY FROM KEVIN'S DESK RIGHT NOW!!!..FAR AWAY!!!.. I THINK HE'S CONTAGEOUS!!!

Lynn - you just don't see it don't you. Socialism the Americana Way is already here. You like your firemen, police department, military? All very socialistic institutions. How about medicare, social security? What you think they are? You want society to be run on the cheap? This is what is happening today in this country, we need to rebuild our infrastructure, and that my friend will cost money. Maybe if those who have told you for decades that its the Left's fault will put their money where the mouths are and invest in America, then maybe we can be great again. If you think they will open they accounts for the Con-Man Trump? You keep drinking his cool-aid because he, like his creator (Fox News/Am Radio) have never cared about the common person - they just continue to tell you that its the brown peoples fault. Sadly, you've bought into their con-job and they love it.

Finally people are starting in Florida to be smarter than a box of rocks so many on the right want to be......Trump has taken you for the fools you are conning you into thinking he cares.........? The only thing Trump cares about is himself and attentionand stealing by fraud people's money......If he cared about you, US jobs why does he import waiters from poland in Palm Beach?.......Have his clothes, ties made overseas? Why does he give huge tax breaks for the wealthy , himself and little for you? .........Fact is Trump will be tried and convicted on multiple fraud cases coming up just after the election because he is guilty...... And these are real charges, unlike the lies about Hillary which after all the rights attacks have come up with nothing........... HaHa

That's why she was investigated by the FBI thanks to Judicial Watch, and Bill met with the DOJ Loretta Lynch on the tarmac in Atlanta. Coincidental....l seriously doubt it. By the time its over here she will pose Florida and Thank God for that HA HA

Swamp but not a fox can you tell me just how many times JW has claimed Clinton broke the law that nothing illegal was ever found for 30 yrs now? ...... Not a very good record..............And that is who you base it on? ......... What a rube so easily fooled by liars you are swampthing..... we'll see in November who gets the last laugh.......... Hint it won't be you with many fewer republicans both in Fla and Federal. HaHa......... Why do you like such a proven liar with no morals that can't speak without lying all the time?

Judicial Watch? Really, they like to use as their sources, Drudge & Briebart. What credibility they have?

What credibility Robbie??? You must be kidding what they brought forward is factual information not fiction. What kind of slug would have those kinds of skeletons in her closet. That isn't by accident or manufactured by the right. It's sneaky corrupt politics. It's the way the Clinton's have operated all their life and that is factual information, providing you've done your homework and want to accept the answers.....

No she doesn't, the matrices are democrat heavy!

Don't understand why Hillary is ahead anywhere. Has our country really turned to socialism to that degree?

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