Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump in Florida, North Carolina and Pennsylvania, three key swing states, but trails in Ohio with less than a week until Election Day.
According to the latest Quinnipiac University polls released Wednesday, Clinton holds slim to solid leads in the three states, all of which are crucial to Trump’s path to the necessary 270 electoral votes.
In Florida, Clinton holds a slight 1-point advantage over the GOP nominee, with 46 percent to Trump’s 45 percent. Libertarian Gary Johnson takes two percent. Clinton also leads by 3 points in North Carolina, holding 47 percent to Trump’s 44 percent. Johnson earns three percent support.
Meanwhile, Clinton leads by 5 points in Pennsylvania, a state the Trump camp is focusing intently on in the final week. She leads with 48 percent to 43 percent for Trump. Johnson also takes three percent in the Keystone State.
The only one of the four states where Trump leads is in Ohio, where he holds a 5-point cushion. He leads with 46 percent to the former secretary of state’s 41 percent. Johnson follows up with five percent.
Clinton has lost ground in all four states in the last two weeks since Quinnpiac’s previous poll results, having lost 3 points in Florida, 4 points in Ohio and a point in Pennsylvania. She has also lost a single point in North Carolina in the past week since their previous poll.
The four states have also been and will be ground zero for the the candidates. Trump has three stops on the agenda in Florida on Wednesday, including another on Thursday. He has two rallies slated to take place in North Carolina on Thursday, while President Obama and Clinton are campaigning there on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.
Trump also held an event in Pennsylvania on Tuesday and is back in the state on Friday for a rally in Hershey, while his wife Melania Trump will be campaigning on his behalf in the state on Thursday. Meanwhile, Clinton is back in the state on Friday and Saturday.
All four polls were taken from Oct. 27-Nov. 1, and have a margin of error of +/- 3.9 or 4 percent.
