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Rasmussen Poll: Clinton 40 Percent, Trump 39 Percent

Rasmussen Poll: Clinton 40 Percent, Trump 39 Percent
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By    |   Thursday, 26 May 2016 01:08 PM EDT

A new Rasmussen Reports poll released Thursday shows Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump in a virtual tie

According to the poll:
  • 40 percent support Clinton;
  • 39 percent support Trump;
  • 14 percent prefer some other candidate;
  • 7 percent undecided.
By party affiliation:
  • 77 percent of Democrats favor Clinton;
  • 72 percent of Republicans favor Donald Trump.
Among voters not affiliated with a major party:
  • 34 percent prefer Trump;
  • 30 percent prefer Clinton;
  • 37 percent prefer another candidate, or are undecided.
In a previous Rasmussen survey, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders did better against Trump than Clinton, with 45 percent of voters supporting him and 41 percent in favor of Trump.

The survey of 1,000 likely votes was conducted on May 23-24, 2016. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points

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A new Rasmussen Reports poll released Thursday shows Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump in a virtual tie.
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