A new poll of voters in six crucial swing states says Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton is trailing a non-specific Republican presidential nominee by 14 points.
The poll, conducted by the pollsters Vox Populi for the GOP-supporting Super PAC American Crossroads, asked who people would vote for if the race came down to Clinton and an unnamed GOP candidate. Clinton would lose that race 39-53, according to the poll.
It noted that 27 percent of those polled favor Clinton, while the remaining 12 percent or so lean toward voting for Clinton. The unnamed GOP nominee won 40 percent in the poll.
Clinton lost the poll even though the survey sampled a near-equal group of Democrats, Republicans and independents. It said 32 percent were Democrats, 34 percent were Republicans and 31 were Independent or “something else.”
The results also revealed another ongoing problem for Clinton, which is her favorability ratings. It said 36 percent had a favorable view of Clinton, while 57 percent had an unfavorable view. And, it said most don’t trust her.
The poll also asked if the historic opportunity to vote for the first female president, a factor that many say is part of her appeal, was important to voters. Twenty-five percent did say it made them more likely to vote for her, but 59 percent said it made no difference.
The poll surveyed 1,908 registered voters in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada Ohio, and Virginia, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.24 percent.
