A new poll has come out in Florida that shows a virtual tie between the two main candidates in the presidential race:
CNN – Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are locked in a tight battle in Florida, according to the latest polling from the Sunshine State.
Clinton is leading Trump 41%-40% in a New York Times Upshot/Siena College poll released Monday, well within the poll’s 3.3 percentage point margin of error, with Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson getting 9% and Green Party candidate Jill Stein getting 2%.
The poll found likely independent voters in Florida split between Trump and Clinton, supporting Trump 34% and Clinton 32%. Both major party nominees are viewed unfavorably by a majority of likely Florida voters, according to the polls — Trump at 55% and Clinton at 53%.
The poll is similar to other findings, which have shown Trump and Clinton locked in a tight race. A CNN/ORC poll taken earlier this month found Trump leading Clinton 50%-46% in a two-way match-up.
The NYT/Siena College pollsters surveyed 867 likely voters in Florida between Sept. 10-14.
CNN explains the demographics of why the race is so tight in this new video. They also show how Trump is way behind Hillary on getting a ground game going:
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton in virtual tie in Florida https://t.co/kzEjHqCFBV https://t.co/cAK0TlrQfF
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) September 20, 2016