Thread: Clinton's lead vanishes in NH as Johnson voters go to Trump

By GABBY MORRONGIELLO • 10/6/16 12:35 PM

Hillary Clinton's once-strong lead over Donald Trump in New Hampshire has narrowed to just 2 percentage points in the final month before the November election, a new poll shows.

The former secretary of state edges her Republican opponent 44 to 42 percent in the latest Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll of Granite State voters, putting Trump well within the survey's 4.4 percent margin of error.

Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson secures 5 percent support, marking a steep decline from the double-digits levels of support he saw in at least three polls released since early September. Johnson has been ridiculed recently for showing a severe lack of foreign policy knowledge, a flaw that was exposed late last month when he was unable to answer a question about Aleppo, one of the oldest and most war-torn cities in Syria.

"What makes New Hampshire unique is the drop of Johnson support, and these voters going to Trump," David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center, told the Boston Globe.

"Our poll shows that neither campaign can make any presumptions about winning New Hampshire," he added, suggesting that "Johnson voters may be the key to who wins."

Interestingly, respondents who described themselves as "excited" about the election were far more likely to support Trump (69 percent) than Clinton (28 percent). Clinton drew more support from voters who described themselves as "alarmed" by this election cycle — 50 to 34 percent.

"This could be evidence as to why Trump has such enthusiastic crowds," Paleologos said.

The survey of 500 likely voters in New Hampshire was conducted Oct. 3-5. The results included responses taken after Tuesday's vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Tim Kaine.

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Oh wow!! That is such great news!! Trump would love to win New Hampshire because that was his first primary win state during the Republican primary.

Thank you New Hampshire Voters in the Survey! Thank you Trump Supporters!! Thank you very very much!!

PS: Thank you Jean for posting this optimistic article!!

Libertarians keep saying that they are split between liberals and conservattives. Yet they always show up at conservative organizations with their lines!! It ends up sounding like a flimsy excuse for them spoiling elections. Our state had a moderate Republican running for governor who lost by about one-quarter of a percent---when Libertarians and some christian Constituion party ran off with fifty percent more than that. Now we are embarassed by a sleazy governor who rubberstamps everything the Dems do. Plus they write is as "emergency' which makes it harder for voters to challenge.

Trump Closes Gap in New Hampshire Poll as Support for Gary Johnson Collapses

by Dustin Stockton7 Oct 2016

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has pulled to within two points in a four-way matchup for New Hampshire, according to the latest Boston Globe/Suffolk University poll released on Wednesday.

The two-point gap in the survey of 500 likely New Hampshire voters is well within the poll’s margin of error of 4.4 percent. Four presidential candidates registered support in the poll, with Democratic nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton at 44 percemt, Trump at 42 percent, Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson at 5 percent, and Green Party nominee Jill Stein at 1 percent.

The five previous polls of a four-way matchup in New Hampshire had shown Libertarian candidate Johnson with double-digit support ranging from 10-15 percent. Trump was twice as likely to be named as the “second” choice for respondents supporting either Johnson or Stein.

The Boston Globe/Suffolk University poll suggests that a series of embarrassing gaffes are taking a toll on Johnson in New Hampshire and that Trump is the primary beneficiary. Johnson has struggled with basic foreign policy questions in recent weeks, including when he had to ask, “What is Aleppo?” and couldn’t name a single world-leader he admires or couldn’t name the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-un.

The poll shows Clinton underperforming with people who say they voted for President Obama by nearly 7 percent. More than 51 percent of respondents say they voted for Obama over Romney, yet Clinton is stuck at 44 percent. President Obama carried New Hampshire and its four electoral votes in 2012, 52-46 percent.

Terrorism and National Security was just slightly ahead of Jobs and the Economy as the most important issues facing the next president.

When asked whether they feel Alarmed, Excited, or Bored by the election, an overwhelming majority said they were alarmed. Both Donald Trump and Hillary Rodham Clinton struggled with whether respondents found them honest and trustworthy with solid majorities for both candidates responding that they do not find them honest and trustworthy.

Clinton continues to lead Trump by 5 percent in the Real Clear Politics average of polls in New Hampshire, in which Gary Johnson remains at nearly 11 percent.

Dustin Stockton is a political reporter for Breitbart News, a community liaison for Gun Owners of America, and a political strategist. Follow him on Twitter @DustinStockton or Facebook.

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