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Clinton & Trump go head-to-head in 3 states

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8 years ago

May 10, 2016

Clinton & Trump go head-to-head in 3 states

Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton and mouthy Republican presumptive nominee, Donald Trump are both in a race described as close to call in three battleground states such as Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida.

In Florida and in Pennsylvania, Clinton is at 43 per cent while Trump is 42 per cent, according to the poll.

Among Ohio voters, Trump gets 41 per cent and Clinton gets 39 per cent.

In Pennsylvania, however, in a match-up between Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Trump, Sanders beats Trump 47 to 41 per cent.

Worth noting is that the gender and racial gaps in each state are wide. In all three states, Trump leads among men and white voters, while Clinton leads among women and non-white voters.

For example, in Ohio, the Democratic candidate gets 76 per cent of non-white voters, while Trump garners 14 per cent. And 49 per cent of white voters prefer Trump, while 32 per cent prefer Clinton.

Also, voters in all three states believe Trump would do a better job than Clinton in handling the economy. Florida and Ohio voters think he’d handle terrorism better than Clinton, while voters in Pennsylvania are split.

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