Here’s what we’ve seen so far in exit polling – Americans are angry, depressed and, of course… sad!!
Earlier today, Morning Consult and Politico released their own early exit polls. They deliberately avoided releasing anything about the ballot test, but the result that really jumps out at me is the feeling that most (53 percent) say they are “angry,” and less than 30 percent, spread pretty evenly by party, describe themselves as either “happy” or “proud” of how it’s gone.
Good Lord. The entire electorate is like me!!!
.@DavidChalian offers an early snapshot from exit polls https://t.co/qjxs0eNSjQ #CNNElection https://t.co/0rYO59z4HP
— CNN (@CNN) November 8, 2016
From Politico:
Donald Trump has a large advantage among white voters without a college degree, MSNBC reported Tuesday, 65 percent to 29 percent, outpacing Mitt Romney’s lead among these voters in his losing campaign four years ago.
But Trump and Clinton are neck-and-neck among white voters with a college degree — an otherwise reliably Republican cohort over the past 50 years of election polling.
Clinton, meanwhile, is winning a majority of voters under age 30, 51 percent to 34 percent — a smaller percentage than President Barack Obama did in 2012.
So.. advantage Hillary it sounds like?
MSNBC also reported a 7-point edge in party identification for Democrats, 38 percent to 31 percent.
This goes exactly along with how pollsters have sampled their findings throughout the campaign, and really angered Trumpers by doing so.
Clinton is better liked than Trump, though majorities have unfavorable opinions of each. Clinton’s image rating is 44 percent favorable/54 percent unfavorable — more positive than Trump’s 37 percent favorable/61 percent unfavorable.
Moreover, more voters say Clinton is honest and trustworthy (38 percent) than describe Trump as honest and trustworthy (32 percent).
According to Fox News, only 42 percent of voters said their vote reflects their strong favorability toward one of the candidates. Another 31 percent said they have reservations about the candidate they chose, and a quarter said they made their choice because they disliked the other candidates more.
Three-in-four voters said they decided on their choice prior to October, according to CNN. Another 13 made their choice in October, 7 percent decided in the last few days
Voters have a positive view of Obama’s presidency: 54 percent approve of his job performance, according to CNN, while 45 percent disapprove.
A majority of voters, 52 percent, say the economy was the most important issue in their vote.
So I dunno.. it’s still up in the air but I read a Hillary victory on these exit polls. By they’ve been known to be incredibly unreliable.