Clinton threatens to overtake Trump in deep red state of Missouri
No one ever said this election was going to be normal. And indeed, normal it is not: Hillary Clinton is threatening to overtake Donald Trump in the practically perennial red state of Missouri. The new poll by Public Policy Polling shows Trump with only a 3-point lead over Clinton, and while Trump is preferred by 45 percent of Missourians, and Clinton by 42 percent, a whole 13 percent of voters said they are still undecided. But it's not looking so great for Trump: Only last month, Clinton trailed Trump in the state by 10 points, The Hill reports.
Missouri was last blue in 1992 and 1996 — incidentally, those were years they happened to be voting a different Clinton into the White House.
The PPP poll was conducted over Aug. 8 and 9, reaching 947 likely voters in Missouri. Other recent polls have shown Trump's lead as slightly wider, or slightly narrower, in the state.
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
