AP/GfK Poll: Clinton Leaps Ahead Of Trump Nationally

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during the presidential debate with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Hillary Clinton holds a comfortable double-digit lead over Donald Trump among likely voters nationally in a new poll from AP/GfK conducted in the five days following the final debate.

Clinton leads by 13 points, 54-41, in a head-to-head match against the businessman.

When third-party candidates are included, Clinton’s lead increases slightly to 14 points, 51-37, with Libertarian Gary Johnson trailing at 6 percent and Green Party candidate Jill Stein at 2 percent.

The former Secretary of State’s lead has risen significantly since AP/GfK last polled the nation in mid-September.

In a two-way race, Clinton led +6 in September which she increased to +13 today, and with third-party candidates, Clinton went from +6 in September to +14 today.

The AP/GfK poll was conducted online from Oct. 20-24 among 1,212 likely voters nationally, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percent.

TPM’s PollTracker Average for the general election shows Clinton leading Trump, 49.2 to 40.6.

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  1. 14 fucking points!!?

    It’s no wonder I’m in the best of moods lately! :slight_smile:

  2. My family poll! My three 30 something daughters think Trump is a pig. My sixty something wife thinks Trump is entertaining and a pig. My forty something son thinks Trump is a horse’s ass and his Dad agrees. Two of my daughters live in Pa. so it matters.

  3. Great numbers…but I won’t relax until all the inbred f*cktard Trump supporters are crying in their Honey Boo Boo sketti.

  4. Avatar for dave48 dave48 says:

    These polls are all over the place. I’m convinced that Clinton’s lead is really at least 12% because Trump has effectively pissed off anyone who isn’t an angry, white, racist male. It doesn’t make sense that she wouldn’t have a double digit lead. I guess we’ll see in two weeks though.

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