Independents break for Clinton ahead of crucial second debate
By Jonathan Easley at the Hill
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/independent-voters-ditch-donald-trump-for-hillary-clinton-poll
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Independent voters are fleeing Republican Donald Trump, helping Hillary Clinton open up a 5-point lead nationally as the candidates prepare for a pivotal second debate on Sunday night.
A Quinnipiac University survey released Friday found Clinton taking 45 percent support, compared with 40 percent for Trump. Libertarian Gary Johnson scores 6 percent in the poll, while Green Party nominee Jill Stein takes 3 percent support.
In the same poll from mid-September — conducted before the first presidential debate — Clinton held only a 1-point lead.
The candidates entered that debate, which was viewed by 80 million people, essentially locked in a tie. Since then, self-described independents have abandoned Trump in favor of Clinton
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