Yahoo Finance As Trump Surges, New Clinton Ad Takes Aim at the Rich
Hillary Clinton is out with a new television ad that she hopes will convince working families in early voting states that she has their best interests at heart.
“When you see that you’ve got CEOs making 300 times what the average worker’s making you know the deck is stacked in favor of those at the top,” the Democratic frontrunner says in the 30-second clip, titled “Reshuffle.”
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The spot is part of a previous $2 million ad buy in Iowa and New Hampshire and seeks to tap into the economic frustration in the country that has helped Clinton’s rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), surge in the polls.
It’s unclear what kind of boost Clinton’s White House bid might receive from the new ad. On Tuesday, she abruptly ended a press conference in Nevada after only a few minutes because reporters insisted on asking questions about the private email server she used while serving as Secretary of State.
In more potential bad news for Clinton, a new CNN/ORC poll shows she is ahead of Republican frontrunner Donald Trump by just six points, 51 to 45 percent, in a general election matchup.
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Clinton would best the next top challenger, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, 52 to 46 percent. She likewise maintains leads over the rest of the crowded GOP field.
Still, the real estate mogul trailed Clinton by 16 points in July. The new survey shows Trump, who has been atop the polls for weeks now, has made serious in-roads among GOP voters and Republican-leaning independents.
The poll also found Clinton dropped under 50 percent support among her fellow Democrats, with 47 percent backing her. While that marks a nine point slide from July, the latest survey shows she remains her party’s top choice. Sanders rose 10 points since last month and holds second place in the race with 29 percent support.
Vice President Biden, who is reportedly still debating whether or not to jump in the race, is next at 14 percent.
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