Clinton Leads Trump Post-Convention

Following the Democrats and Republican Party’s national conventions held last month, a new report released Thursday reveals that Hillary Clinton holds an impressive 15-point lead over Donald Trump.WBUP Poll states that in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Michigan, Clinton excelled in improving her favourable ratings, while Trump remains challenged by high unfavourable ratings and resistance from a significant portion of Republicans.The poll displays the Granite State Democrats uniting around their nominee after their convention while state Republicans remain resistant to Trump.According to the poll from WBUR, Clinton leads Trump 47% to 32% among likely New Hampshire voters, with third-party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein included. Matched up one-on-one, Clinton’s lead grows to 17 points, 51% to 34%.“Clinton has made strides improving her marks following the conventions. The Democratic nominee now breaks even, with 45% saying they view Clinton favourably to 45% who say the opposite — up from a -23 spread in a WBUR poll from May. Trump is viewed favourably by 29% of likely New Hampshire voters, against 60% who have an unfavourable opinion a slight decline from May. ”The poll found that Clinton receives the support of 86% of Democrats and 14% of Republicans, while Trump is backed by just 63% of Republicans and 4% of Democrats.The WBUR survey also asked likely New Hampshire voters what they thought about each party’s national conventions. Fifty-six percent said they thought Clinton emerged from the convention “much stronger” or “a little stronger,” compared to 39% who said the same about Trump and the RNC.“The WBUR New Hampshire poll was conducted from July 29 through August 1, and surveyed 609 likely New Hampshire voters. The margin of error is +/- 4 points.”