<p>Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has gained a whopping 15 per cent national lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump, according to a latest poll.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Due to the recent gaffes made by Trump after the conclusion of two back-to-back conventions last week, Clinton now has the support of 48 percent of the potential voters as against Trump's 33 percent, a new McClatchy-Marist poll said.<br /><br />The poll conducted by Marist Institute for Public Opinion in New York said last month Clinton's lead was 42-39 advantage over Trump.<br /><br />"This is coming off the Democratic convention, where a bounce is expected," Lee Miringoff, director of the institute said.<br /><br />In another poll released by The Wall Street Journal/NBC News, Clinton was shown at a lead of nine points over Trump.<br /><br />In the previous NBC News/The Wall Street Journal poll, Clinton had an advantage of five percentage points over Trump.<br /><br />According to the latest poll, Clinton enjoys a significant advantage among women (51 percent to Trump's 35 percent), African Americans (91 percent to 1 percent), all non-white voters (69 percent to 17 percent), young voters (46 percent to 34 percent), and white voters with a college degree (47 percent to 40 percent).<br /><br />Trump leads among white voters (45 percent to Clinton's 40 percent), seniors (46 percent to 43 percent), independents (36 percent to 32 percent) and white voters without a college degree (49 percent to 36 percent).<br /><br />The two candidates are running close among men at 43 percent for Clinton and 42 percent for Trump, the poll said.<br /><br />According to RealClearPolitics, which keeps track of all major national polls, Clinton's average lead over Trump now stands at 6.8 percentage points. <br /></p>
<p>Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has gained a whopping 15 per cent national lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump, according to a latest poll.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Due to the recent gaffes made by Trump after the conclusion of two back-to-back conventions last week, Clinton now has the support of 48 percent of the potential voters as against Trump's 33 percent, a new McClatchy-Marist poll said.<br /><br />The poll conducted by Marist Institute for Public Opinion in New York said last month Clinton's lead was 42-39 advantage over Trump.<br /><br />"This is coming off the Democratic convention, where a bounce is expected," Lee Miringoff, director of the institute said.<br /><br />In another poll released by The Wall Street Journal/NBC News, Clinton was shown at a lead of nine points over Trump.<br /><br />In the previous NBC News/The Wall Street Journal poll, Clinton had an advantage of five percentage points over Trump.<br /><br />According to the latest poll, Clinton enjoys a significant advantage among women (51 percent to Trump's 35 percent), African Americans (91 percent to 1 percent), all non-white voters (69 percent to 17 percent), young voters (46 percent to 34 percent), and white voters with a college degree (47 percent to 40 percent).<br /><br />Trump leads among white voters (45 percent to Clinton's 40 percent), seniors (46 percent to 43 percent), independents (36 percent to 32 percent) and white voters without a college degree (49 percent to 36 percent).<br /><br />The two candidates are running close among men at 43 percent for Clinton and 42 percent for Trump, the poll said.<br /><br />According to RealClearPolitics, which keeps track of all major national polls, Clinton's average lead over Trump now stands at 6.8 percentage points. <br /></p>