September 04, 2016, 10:40 am
Clinton leading Trump in 2 battleground states
By Kyle Balluck and Jessie Hellmann
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump in the key battleground states of Pennsylvania and North Carolina, according to polling released Sunday.
Clinton leads the GOP nominee by 8 points in Pennsylvania, 45 to 37 percent, in the CBS News Battleground Tracker poll.
In North Carolina, she leads him by 4 points, 46 to 42 percent.
The poll also shows Clinton's email troubles are still on the minds of voters. Almost half of voters surveyed across 13 battleground states find Clinton's explanations about her use of a private email server while secretary of State are getting "less believable."
Voters are also more likely to feel her campaign is driven by her own desire to be president. While 77 percent say that's her motivation, 30 percent say she has a sincere desire for a better America. Fifty percent feel the campaign is driven by doing what donors and party leaders want.
The majority of voters also feels Clinton and Trump's outreach to minority groups is based on votes rather than actual attempts to help people: 65 percent say that of Trump while 64 percent say that of Clinton.
The poll was conducted among 3,675 registered voters in 13 battleground states, including North Carolina and Pennsylvania. The margin of error for North Carolina is 4 percent and 4.1 percent for Pennsylvania.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/294445-clinton-leading-trump-in-2-battleground-states
