Hillary Clinton goes from a tie to a 7-point lead over Donald Trump after Democratic convention
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The Democratic National Convention seems to have turned the tables in Hillary Clinton's favor — at least for now. A new poll out Monday from CBS News revealed that in the last week, the Democratic presidential nominee has moved from being tied with Donald Trump in nationwide support to being ahead of him by 7 points, 46 percent to 39 percent. Clinton's gain comes from a 4-point bump in her support, and a 3-point drop in Trump's.
The Democratic convention also seems to have provided the favorability boost Clinton had been hoping for. While just 31 percent of respondents had a favorable view of her last week, 36 percent do now.
The poll was conducted between July 29 and 31 among 1,393 adults across the country, 1,131 of whom were registered voters. Its margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
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