Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are in a virtual tie in New Hampshire for this fall's general election, but according to a
WBUR poll released Wednesday, neither candidate has high favorability ratings in the state.
The Boston NPR station's poll of 501 likely voters, surveyed by phone from May 12-15, reveals:
- Clinton, 44 percent;
- Trump, 42 percent;
- Clinton's favorability, 35-58 percent;
- Trump's favorability, 33-58 percent;
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, though, marked better ratings:
- Favorability, 55-34 percent;
- Over Trump, 54-38 percent.
The poll carried a 4.4 percentage point margin of error, placing Clinton and Trump in a neck-and-neck race for New Hampshire voters.
Trump and Clinton met with mixed results in a series of questions about which attributes describe them:
- Treats people with respect and dignity: Clinton, 52 percent; Trump, 15 percent; neither, 25 percent; both equally, 5 percent.
- Keeping consistent on issues: 36 percent, Clinton; 21 percent, Trump; 30 percent, neither; 8 percent, both equally.
- Honest and trustworthy: 41 percent, neither candidate.
- Creating jobs: Trump, 48 percent; Clinton, 29 percent;
- Tough negotiator: 46 percent Trump; 28 percent, Clinton.
- Improve U.S. world standing: 43 percent, Clinton; 31 percent, Trump.
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