Trumpmentum: The New Poll That
Should Terrify Hillary
Republicans have not been competitive in New York for quite some time. In 2004,
only three years after 9/11, eventual loser John Kerry beat George W. Bush by
18 points. In his two terms, Barack Obama easily eclipsed 60 percent of the vote,
notably pounding Mitt Romney in the Empire State by over 30 points. In any
election, New York represents a reliable 29 electoral votes for Democrats.
Well, in any other election. Enter Trump:
Confidential polling data shows Hillary Clinton could lose the presidential
election in heavily Democratic New York to Donald Trump as the GOP
front-runner’s support grows to the point of being “surprisingly strong,”
The Post has learned.
The poll results, from Democratic and Republican legislative races, have
surprised many leading Dems, virtually all of whom have endorsed Clinton,
while confounding and energizing GOP leaders, many of whom until recently
have been opposed to Trump.
“There are some Democrats who think that Hillary can be taken if Trump
mounts a strong campaign,’’ one of the state’s most prominent Democrats said.
Most of the polling didn’t address the possibility that former Mayor Michael
Bloomberg would run as an independent, but some of it did — and found the
former mayor took “significant’’ votes away from Clinton in heavily Democratic
New York City and the surrounding suburbs, a source familiar with the data
said.
The new polls, a second source said, showed Trump’s support, even without
Bloomberg in the race, was “surprisingly strong’’ in Westchester and on Long
Island, the key suburbs often viewed as crucial swing bellwethers on how
statewide elections will turn out.
This is absolutely critical. If Hillary loses New York, it's a sure sign that Trump
is resonating with Democrats to such a degree that this election might be a
landslide.
Source: American Action News
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