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Clinton Image Improves Following Conventions; Leads Trump by 5 PPP's new national poll, taken completely after both party's conventions, finds that Hillary Clinton emerged with a much more positive image than she had a month ago. Donald Trump meanwhile is just as unpopular as he was before the conventions. Clinton's net favorability improved by 9 points over the last month. She's still not popular, with a -6 net favorability at 45/51, but it's a good deal better than the -15 spread she had at 39/54 a month ago. The gains are particularly attributable to Democrats increasing in their enthusiasm for her, going from giving her a 76/15 rating to an 83/12 one. Trump, on the other hand, is at a -22 net favorability with 36% of voters seeing him favorably to 58% with a negative one. That's barely changed at all from the 35/58 standing we found for him in late June. Clinton leads the race with 46% to 41% for Trump, with Gary Johnson at 6% and Jill Stein at 2%.

Donald Trump Hillary Clinton Donald Trump Experience Chairman, President of The Trump Organization Born June 14, 1946 in Queens, New York City, NY Spouse Melania Trump Residence Manhattan, New York City, NY Alma Mater Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Donald Trump has a  31.0%  chance of winning the 2016 presidential election. Campaign Money Raised  $66,781,717 2016 Projected Electoral Votes   Updated 6/21/2016 Electoral Votes from Swing States:  172 270 Votes Needed to Win Donald Trump 164 Hillary Clinton 202 Political Views Economy Healthcare Foreign Policy Domestic Issues "I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created. I'll bring back our jobs from China, from Japan from Mexico from so many places. I'll bring back our jobs and I'll bring back our money." Sponsored

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2016/07/29/dad-slain-muslim-american-soldier-slams-trump-muslim-ban-convention-speeches/87697770/ The father of a Muslim American solider killed in Iraq slammed Donald Trump  for his threats to tighten U.S. borders by preventing Muslims from entering the country.  Khizr Khan, whose son Humayun Khan, 27, was a Muslim American and captain in the U.S. Army when he was killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq in 2004, had some harsh words for Republican nominee Donald Trump and his so-called Muslim ban. "If it was up to Donald Trump, he never would have even been in America," Khan said, adding that Trump "consistently smears" the character of Muslims, women, judges and leaders in his own party. "He vows to build walls and ban us from this country. Donald Trump, you're asking Americans to trust you with their future. Let me ask you, have you even read the United States Constitution?" he said, volunteerin

NBC NEWS BATTLEGROUND MAP 255 93 190 CLINTON TOSSUP TRUMP 270 NEEDED TO WIN Likely Democrat Lean Democrat Tossup Lean Republican Likely Republican Stripes indicate splits in ME and NE's votes, which are awarded by district and statewide popular vote.   BATTLEGROUNDS STATE VOTES Florida 29 Pennsylvania 20 Ohio 18 Michigan 16 Georgia 16 North Carolina 15 Virginia 13 Arizona 11 Wisconsin 10 Missouri 10 Colorado 9 Nevada 6 Iowa 6 Utah 6 New Hampshire 4 Nebraska (CD2) 1 Maine (CD2) 1 The NBC News battleground map reflects the current state of play in the 2016 presidential election based on past results, public polling and NBC News analysis. One electoral vote each from Maine and Nebraska's Second Congressional Districts ////////////////////////////////////////////