Hillary Clinton has maintained a 6-points lead
over opponent Donald Trump after becoming the
presumptive Democratic nominee last week,
according to a latest national poll.
over opponent Donald Trump after becoming the
presumptive Democratic nominee last week,
according to a latest national poll.
The new poll conducted by CBS News, finds
Clinton with a 6-point lead over Trump among
registered voters, coming in at 43 per cent and
37 per cent respectively.
Her margin in last month’s poll was the same,
but Clinton led Trump 47 to 41 per cent in that
survey, Politico reported.
According to the poll, 51 per cent of those
surveyed said they expected Clinton to secure the
presidency in November, compared with 35 per
cent who predict Trump will win the election.
More Democrats and independents expect Clinton
to win, while Republicans predict more American
voters will side with Trump.
When asked about the interpersonal traits of both
candidates, Clinton and Trump scored similarly.
Sixty-three per cent of those polled answered
“no” to whether they think Trump is honest and
trustworthy, while Clinton scored only 1
percentage point lower at 62 per cent for the
same characteristics.
On overall judgment, however, Clinton pulls ahead
of Trump, earning 43 per cent of support from
those who believe she shows good judgment,
compared with Trump who comes in at 25 per
cent among those who view his judgment
favourably.
The poll was conducted from June 9 to June 13
among 1,280 adults, 1,048 of whom were
registered voters, with a margin of error of plus or
minus 3 percentage points for the entire sample.
