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So Wisconsin, Are You Voting for Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump?

Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes are up for grabs, but the Badger State's reputation as a Battleground State is seemingly absent this time.

WISCONSIN -- Tuesday, November 8 is the day voters in Wisconsin take to the polls to choose the next President of the United States.

If you haven't noticed already, leading candidates Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, and Donald Trump, a Republican, have been locked in a contentious campaign for the balance of 2016 as they both try to outlast the controversies that have manifest for them during campaign season.

Candidate:

Hillary Clinton

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Donald Trump

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While Clinton holds a 46 to 40.5 percent advantage over opponent Trump in Wisconsin, new polls show a tight race in several states:
  • In Florida, Clinton leads Trump by just one point, 46 to 45 percent, according to a Quinnipiac poll released on Monday.
  • In North Carolina, according to Quinnipiac, Clinton has a 2-point lead over Trump, 47 percent to 45 percent.
  • In Virginia, where Clinton running mate Tim Kaine is a senator, she has a 6-point lead over Donald Trump, 48 percent to 42 percent, according to the latest survey by the Wason Center at Christopher Newport University.
  • In New Hampshire, Clinton has an 11-point lead over Trump, 49 percent to 38 percent, according to a University of New Hampshire poll released Monday. This poll could be an outlier, however, since most recent polling from the state has shown Clinton with a slight lead, if not tied with Trump.

In terms of odds, Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight has Clinton with a 65.5 percent chance of winning the election and Trump at 34.5 percent. The New York Times' Upshot gives Clinton a much higher chance at 84 percent to Trump's 16 percent.
In recent national polling averages, Clinton leads head-to-head match-ups against Trump, with the Democrat holding 46.8 percent support compared to 44.3 percent for the New York businessman, according to averages compiled by RealClear Politics.



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