Clinton has lead but is vulnerable on trust, connection with voters
WASHINGTON _ Hillary Clinton heads into the first presidential debate with a 7-point lead over Donald Trump, but doubts among voters about her trustworthiness and stamina are keeping Trump in the race, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll.
"You wouldn't bet for Clinton," said Lee Miringoff, the director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion in New York, which conducted the nationwide survey. "But you certainly wouldn't bet against her at this time."
The first presidential debate is Monday at Hofstra University in New York and "clearly the stakes couldn't be any higher for both of them," Miringoff said.
She leads in a two-way matchup with Trump by 48-41. She leads in a 4-way contest 45-39, with Libertarian Gary Johnson drawing 10 percent support and Green candidate Jill Stein getting 4 percent.
_McClatchy Washington Bureau
