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Poll: Clinton has big lead over Trump among Hispanic voters

Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton holds a huge lead over rival Donald Trump among Hispanic voters, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC poll out Thursday.

Among likely Hispanic voters, Clinton earns 65 percent of support compared to Trump’s 17 percent, the poll finds. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson earned 9 percent while Green Party candidate Jill Stein has 2.

Don’t trust a single forecast. The consensus all year has been that Clinton will win.

With the presidential election less than 50 days away, we have entered the high season of election forecasting. Whether you are a citizen looking for comfort or a journalist hunting for a story, you can choose from a multitude of forecasts ranging from a near-certain Trump victory to a clear Clinton win.

But what if you are interested in accuracy?

In an election cycle full of dramatic twists and turns, the first presidential debate will be a game changer for Donald Trump. With the election in the margin of error both nationally and in battleground state polling, Trump’s performance will either create a bigger wave of support or disqualify him in the minds of voters.

Poll: Clinton up 7 points on Trump in Va.

Donald Trump has closed some of the gap in Virginia, but Hillary Clinton still leads the state by seven points, a new poll finds.

Clinton has 44 percent support in Virginia to Trump’s 37 percent, according to a Roanoke College poll released Thursday. Libertarian nominee has eight percent and Green Party nominee Jill Stein has one percent.

Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson set a new milestone in August among third-party candidates, becoming the first to raise $5 million in a single month dating back to at least 1996, the Wall Street Journal reported. Digital campaign finance records aren’t accessible before that year.

The former New Mexico governor, whose 8.4 percent polling average puts him well short of the 15 percent requirement to participate in the presidential debates. Still, he’s on track to be one of the strongest third-party candidates in the last few presidential cycles.

Hillary Clinton Struggles to Replicate Obama’s Small-Donor Juggernaut

In 2012, B. Rowe Winecoff, a retired social worker from Newton, Iowa, contributed $120 to President Obama’s re-election campaign. But he has yet to give any money to Hillary Clinton in this election. “This year just seems dirtier than ever,” said Mr. Winecoff, a Democrat, explaining why he has not contributed to the candidate he intends to vote for.