Posted on 07/26/2016 8:45:54 AM PDT by Hojczyk
PHILADELPHIA — Democrats are alarmed over a cluster of new polls showing Donald Trump enjoying a healthy bounce in support after the Republican National Convention.
Worried Democrats say they thought some of the “dark” themes that Trump and his allies raised in Cleveland wouldn’t gain traction in modern-day America.
Yet a flurry of polls have suggested that the GOP presidential nominee is ahead or in a dead heat with presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Some Democrats can’t believe they are in a close race.
“It shouldn’t be this close. I don’t think there’s any question that the closeness of this race is cause for everybody to concern himself and recommit themselves to this campaign,” Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) said Monday afternoon.
A new CNN/ORC poll shows Trump benefiting from a 10-point jump in support, putting him 3 points ahead of Clinton, 48 percent to 45 percent. A CNN/ORC poll from mid-July showed Clinton with a 7-point lead.
A new CBS News survey shows Trump leading 44 percent to 43 percent, and a Los Angeles Times/USC poll shows him with a 4-point lead.
The latest round of polls follows a survey released by Quinnipiac University earlier this month showing Trump up by 3 points in Florida and 2 points in Pennsylvania, two states that President Obama carried in 2008 and 2012.
Senate Democrats expressed their concerns over polling data during a meeting with Clinton at the Capitol earlier this month, where some lawmakers “freaked out,” according to a Democratic senator who attended.
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Hillary won’t get much if any bounce, in fact with the Bernie/DNC LEAK fiasco she may very well wind up dropping in the polls... but don’t worry I fully expect they will find some manufactured poll to show something positive off of this.
I thought that NH poll was shocking as well!
yes...wayyyyyyyyyy back...NH was a GOP state. But not since 2000. obama won it twice.
But to be up NINE in what is essentially a democrat state? this is huge!
The Dems should be very concerned about a negative outcome of this debacle.
Yes, that means they're going to have to really, really, cheat. Like they have never cheated before.
MAKING AMERICA CHEAT AGAIN!
That's because they do not gain traction ... on the Upper East Side.You'd be surprised. The conversations in the local pubs are quite illuminating!
Even this week, bet Trump's name is mentioned more than Clinton's. Bet he will be interviewed more as well.
It’s always a dark day when cockroaches have a light shined on them......RAID!!!!!!!
I will go out on a limb here and predict that Hillary gets zero bounce out of the DNC convention.
There won’t be a Hillary plummet. When the DNC dog and pony show is over, the NEW polls will show Hillary up by 20. Bet on it!
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