August 12, 2016, 11:42 am
Clinton takes substantial edge in key swing-state polls
By Jesse Byrnes
Hillary Clinton has a substantial lead over Donald Trump in four key battleground states, according to new polls released Friday.
Clinton leads Trump in Florida, North Carolina, Virginia and Colorado — the last two by double digits — in the NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist polls.
The Democratic presidential nominee leads by a whopping 14 points in Colorado, 46 to 32 percent, and 13 points in Virginia, 46 to 33 percent.
She has somewhat slimmer leads over Trump in North Carolina, where she's ahead 48 to 39 percent, and Florida, where she leads 44 to 39 percent.
Trump has sought to regain his footing in the race after falling behind Clinton in a series of national and battleground state polls in recent weeks, following several controversies surrounding his own statements.
The polling was conducted Aug. 4–10. The margin of error for the 899 registered voters in Colorado is 3.3 points, the margin for the 862 in Florida is 3.3 points, the margin for the 921 in North Carolina is 3.2 points and the margin for the 897 in Virginia is 3.3 points.
The figures come on the heels of other polls by the same group this week showing Clinton leading Trump in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Iowa and Ohio.
Separate polling from Quinnipiac University also found Clinton leading in Pennsylvania and Ohio, though it showed her with just a 1-point lead in Florida.
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