Hillary Clinton has lost ground against Donald Trump in a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Wednesday night, but she still leads him by 6 percentage points in a four-way race, winning 43 percent of likely voters versus 37 percent for Trump, 9 percent for Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson, and 3 percent for the Green Party's Jill Stein. In a head-to-head race, Clinton leads Trump by 7 points, 48 percent to 41 percent. This is the first NBC/WSJ poll to include likely voters; among registered voters, Clinton leads Trump by 5 points in a four-way race and by 7 points in a two-way contest — both numbers are down for Clinton since August.
On the issues, voters prefer Trump on the economy, 46 percent to 41 percent, but Clinton comes out on top with every other issue polled: Being in charge of America's nukes, good commander in chief, immigration, and terrorism and homeland security. She is also seen as more knowledgeable and experienced (60 percent to 23 percent) and with a better temperament to be president (56 percent to 23 percent). On the other hand, Trump is seen as more honest and straightforward by 10 points, 41 percent to 31 percent.
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