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US voters prefer independent option to Trump, Clinton: Poll

Wednesday, 18 May 2016 4:37 PM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 18 May 2016 5:46 PM ]

US Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton (L) and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump

Most American voters want to see an independent candidate take on presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his possible Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the November election, a new poll has found.

According to the Data Targeting poll released on Wednesday, 55 percent of the participants said they preferred a third party candidate in the race.

This is while 65 percent of the respondents said they were willing to support any candidate but Trump and Clinton.

The survey also showed that 56 percent of American voters had an unfavorable impression of Clinton while 55 had the same feeling about Trump.

Ninety-one percent of voters under the age of 29 said an independent option would have their vote, a desire that reflects widespread dissatisfaction with the two possible nominees.

The low favorability numbers put the two candidates among the most disliked general election candidates in recent history.

Meanwhile, head to head polls show that Trump has narrowed the gap with the former first lady.

An NBC News tracking poll found last week that Clinton’s margin over the New York businessman was narrowed from 5 points to 3 points.

Even though Trump and Clinton are gearing up for the general election, they still need to amass the required number of delegates to secure their respective nominations.

Clinton needs an additional 90 delegates to reach the required 2,383 to secure the nomination. Trump needs 1,237 delegates to clinch the nomination. AP estimates that he currently has 1,160.

Trump, Clinton release financial statement

Trump announced in a campaign press release Tuesday that his income was more than $557 million, also claiming that he was worth in excess of $10 billion.

Trump’s campaign noted that the declared income does not include dividends, interest, capital gains, rents and royalties.

Also on Tuesday, Clinton released her personal financial disclosure form covering January 1, 2015, to the present, urging Trump to release his income tax returns.

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