Donald Trump is tied with Hillary Clinton in Ohio, which is hosting the Republican National Convention this week, according to a new poll.
A Suffolk University poll of likely voters in the Buckeye State said Trump and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton are both tied at 44 percent, and another 11 percent are undecided.
In a four-way race with with Green Party nominee Jill Stein and Libertarian Gary Johnson, Trump leads Clinton 43-39. Johnson gets 5 percent and Stein gets 1 percent.
Both candidates are viewed unfavorably by a majority of likely voters in Ohio, though Trump’s favorable to unfavorable margin is slightly bigger than Clinton. Trump is looked on favorably by 38 percent of Ohio voters and unfavorably by 53 percent. Clinton has a 41 percent favorable to 51 percent unfavorable rating.
The final Suffolk poll of the 2012 election showed a tie between Democrat President Obama and Republican Mitt Romney, each with 47 percent. Obama went on to win Ohio, 50.1 percent to 48.2 percent.
This poll of 500 likely Ohio voters was conducted July 18-20, in the midst of Trump officially being nominated at the GOP convention, and carries a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.
