Clinton could win by a 'landslide' in Virginia and Colorado, poll finds

The latest Quinnipiac University polls out Wednesday show that Hillary Clinton could win Virginia and Colorado by a &quot;landslide.&quot;

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published 17 August 2016

Hillary Clinton's winning streak in battleground state polls continued this week. The latest Quinnipiac University polls out Wednesday showed Clinton with double-digit leads over Donald Trump in Colorado and Virginia and a slim margin over Trump in Iowa.

In a head-to-head matchup in Colorado, Clinton led 49 percent to 39 percent. In Virginia, she's ahead by 12 points, 50 percent to 38 percent. In Iowa, her lead is a narrower 3 points, 47 percent to 44 percent — within the poll's plus or minus 3.4 percentage points margin of error.

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However, when it comes to Colorado, with its growing Hispanic population, and Virginia, with its "Democratic-leaning Washington, D.C. suburbs," Clinton claims a serious edge. "The scary thing for Republicans in the Virginia and Colorado numbers is that they show a possible Hillary Clinton landslide in states that only eight years ago leaned GOP and before that had been GOP strongholds," Brown said.

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