Bloomberg Poll: Top Earners Switching to Clinton After Decades With GOP

[mystery-ak]

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Bloomberg Poll: Top Earners Switching to Clinton After Decades With GOP
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 07:04 AM

By: John McCormick

Higher-income voters are narrowly supporting Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in another sign of how the 2016 presidential race is fracturing traditional voting blocs.

In a two-way contest, Clinton beats Republican Donald Trump by 4 points among likely voters with annual household incomes of $100,000 or more, the latest Purple Slice online poll for Bloomberg Politics shows:

    Hillary Clinton: 46 percent
    Donald Trump: 42 percent

The findings may sound an alarm for Trump because they show he's failing, at least so far, to dominate among a group of voters who historically have supported Republicans, including Mitt Romney in 2012. In that election, the group made up 28 percent of the electorate and backed Romney over President Barack Obama by 10 percentage points, exit polls show.

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[Jazzhead]

So many traditional GOP voting groups are switching sides this year, including most notably, suburban women and white voters of all stripes that have a modicum of education and ambition.   Top earners are also switching sides, it appears, and while not a large group, the motivation appears to be similar - Trump's dangerous, unpredictable and willfully ignorant.   

All is not lost for Trump, because it's becoming clearer that swaths of Obama's coalition will either be staying home or voting third party.   The most recent Quinnipiac poll says fully 29% of millennials (ages 18 to 34) will be voting for Gary Johnson.   

Some of us old farts will be, too.   

[sinkspur]

So many traditional GOP voting groups are switching sides this year, including most notably, suburban women and white voters of all stripes that have a modicum of education and ambition.   Top earners are also switching sides, it appears, and while not a large group, the motivation appears to be similar - Trump's dangerous, unpredictable and willfully ignorant.   

All is not lost for Trump, because it's becoming clearer that swaths of Obama's coalition will either be staying home or voting third party.   The most recent Quinnipiac poll says fully 29% of millennials (ages 18 to 34) will be voting for Gary Johnson.   

Some of us old farts will be, too.

Historically, most of the third party votes melt away as the election nears.  I would expect those millenials to go to Hillary simply because they can't see a future with Trump as president.

So, what Trump will be left with are the less educated white men. 

[Frank Cannon]

Historically, most of the third party votes melt away as the election nears.  I would expect those millenials to go to Hillary simply because they can't see a future with Trump as president.

So, what Trump will be left with are the less educated white men.

You are way off. Millenials HATE Hitlary. I have a bunch if them as tenants and they were mostly Bern supporters who think she is Satan. They are going 3rd party or sitting home and smoking dope. They are not voting for her though.

[DiogenesLamp]

Top Earners Switching to Clinton After Decades With GOP

They were always with the Liberals.   They were just riding the Conservative horse while they thought it was worth their while,  but their hearts have always been with the Liberals. 

[Jazzhead]

Trump should be calling for Gary Johnson to be in the debates.   If Johnson can be a viable third party option,  millennials will have an alternative to Hillary.  Clinton is scared spitless of Johnson because he draws from groups that might otherwise vote for a Dem over a fascist.   

[austingirl]

They were always with the Liberals.   They were just riding the Conservative horse while they thought it was worth their while,  but their hearts have always been with the Liberals.

Elitist of both arms of the Democrat Party stick together and have the same goals- to rule the working class.

[bilo]

Historically, most of the third party votes melt away as the election nears.  I would expect those millenials to go to Hillary simply because they can't see a future with Trump as president.

So, what Trump will be left with are the less educated white men.

I think this is wishful thinking.

From all accounts Trump has improved among Blacks and Hispanics. Also, hillary has hurt herself with her health issues and clearly doesn't have the enthusiastic base that Trump does. It looks to me like it will be very close and not the blow out I thought it would a couple months ago.

[bilo]

You are way off. Millenials HATE Hitlary. I have a bunch if them as tenants and they were mostly Bern supporters who think she is Satan. They are going 3rd party or sitting home and smoking dope. They are not voting for her though.

Great point. I've had a similar experience.