Trump continues to struggle against Clinton in battleground states

Donald Trump is losing with white women in Florida according to a new poll.

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published 16 August 2016

Donald Trump continued his tumble in the polls following weeks of gaffes and revelations. Particularly concerning for supporters are Trump's numbers in battleground states: Monmouth University found that Hillary Clinton is polling at 48 percent in Florida, compared to Trump's mere 39 percent:

The Washington Post additionally confirmed Clinton's solid lead in Virginia, with 52 percent supporting Clinton and only 38 percent supporting Trump statewide — a spread that widened to as high as 68-23 in the Washington, D.C. suburbs. "I think [Trump's] a failure, I think he's a fraud, I think he's a con artist, I think he's insane," Walt Purnell, 71, a retired business executive from Ashburn, Virginia, told The Washington Post.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.