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Polls Show Warning Sign of Third-Party Candidates Hurting Hillary
Friday, August 5, 2016 02:17 PM
By: Mark Swanson
Despite the spate of key state and national polls showing big leads for Hillary Clinton, closer examination reveals some warning signs for the Democrat's campaign, Politico reports.
Clinton is the one bleeding votes to third-party candidates Libertarian Gary Johnson, and, to a lesser degree, Green Party candidate Jill Stein. And if the race tightens, as expected, those margins — though generally only 1 point so far — could hurt Clinton in November.
"(Donald) Trump voters are mainly Trump voters, but Clinton voters are still not quite happy that they're going to end up voting for her," Monmouth University pollster Patrick Murray said.
Politico cited this week's Fox News poll that had Clinton leading Trump by 10 points head-to-head. But when Johnson was added to the polling, Clinton's lead fell to 9 points.
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