Donald Trump’s performance in Monday night’s debate has caused Hillary Clinton’s poll numbers to spike upward in swing states. A new Public Policy Polling survey conducted in Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia found voters convinced Clinton won the debate handily.
The poll’s results in a four-way race among Trump, Clinton, Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein look like this:
Colorado: Clinton 46%, Trump 40%, Johnson 6%, Stein 2%.
Florida: Clinton 45%, Trump 43%, Johnson 3, Stein 1%.
North Carolina: Clinton 44%, Trump 42%, Johnson 7%.
Pennsylvania: Clinton 45%, Trump 39%, Johnson 6%, Stein 2%.
Virginia: Clinton 46%, Trump 40%, Johnson 7%, Stein 1%.
In a two-way race between Trump and Clinton, the results were:
Colorado: Clinton 51%, Trump 44%.
Florida: Clinton 48%, Trump 45%.
North Carolina: Clinton 49%, Trump 45%.
Pennsylvania: Clinton 49%, Trump 44%.
Virginia: Clinton 49%, Trump 43%.
When asked who won the debate, the results were:
Colorado: Clinton 53%, Trump 31%.
Florida: Clinton 52%, Trump 35%.
North Carolina: Clinton 53%, Trump 31%.
Pennsylvania: Clinton 51%, Trump 32%
Virginia: Clinton 54%, Trump 30%.
When asked which candidate was more prepared to be president, which had the better temperament and which could be trusted with nuclear weapons, again, Clinton soared above Trump:
Only 34% of Colorado voters, 40% of Floridians, 35% of North Carolinians, 37% of Pennsylvanians and 36% of Virginians thought Trump prepared to be president; Clinton’s numbers read 53%, 50%, 53%, 52%, and 51%.
Asked whether Trump had the temperament to be president, the same states in order voted 35%, 40%, 35%, 38%, and 35%. Clinton, conversely, scored 53%, 51%, 52%, 51%, and 53%.
Queried whether he could be trusted with nuclear weapons, Trump scored 38%, 40%, 38%, 40%, and
39%. Clinton scored 53%, 49%, 53%, 52%, 53%.