Presidential Election Polls 2016 [ROUND UP]: Trump's Number Rise Post RNC 2016, Will They Hold Up After Clinton's Nomination at DNC 2016? Forecasts Favor Victory for Trump
Clinton's lead Decreases
After the Republican National Convention concluded in Cleveland last week Donald Trump's numbers went up. The increase was expected as a candidate's numbers have usually gone up right after the convention. But will this increase hold up after that the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia finishes?
In the latest poll update, the ABC News/Washington Post poll showed that Trump lagged behind Clinton with as little as 4%. But now, the gaps seems to have narrowed down.
According to the July 22, 2016 survey conducted by Reuters, both candidates were almost even. Good news for Trump and bad news for Clinton. The Reuters poll show Clinton's steady decline and Trump's steady rise.
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Right after the formal acceptance of Trump, CNN/ORC conducted a snap poll. Those who were surveyed said that 57% of them were very positive of what Trump said and 18% were somewhat positive – a total of 75% positive responses. Only 24% had a negative reaction to what Trump said.
If the July 23, 2016 election forecast done by USC/Dornsife LA Times Presidential Election "Daybreak" Poll is to be believed, Trump is going to win when November comes – even if the difference won't be more than 4%.
One America News Network and Graving Marketing's survey asked 3,462 registered voters all over the United States, both Clinton and Trump are viewed as "Unfavorable" by more than 50% of all the responders – Clinton has 53% unfavorable opinion while Trumps is viewed as unfavorable by 51% of the respondents . When asked if the elections were done today, 51% said that they will vote for Trump and 49% will vote for Clinton.
In another survey done by Real Clear Politics, Clinton is the one leading the survey. But still, the said survey shows that Clinton's lead is not as wide as before and still Trump's numbers have improved.
All these surveys were done either during and right after the close of the Republican National Convention. If the surge in Trump's numbers are because of the Convention, will this also be the case when Hillary Clinton officially accepts the Democrat's nomination? How will Clinton fare after the convention? Will she still lead by a margin or will her numbers surge?
If there is anything that can be said about the results, the November 2016 election is still anybody's game.
