Hillary Clinton is pulling ahead among white, college-educated Americans — the first time a Democrat has won that demographic since the 1950s — and she’s looking to add to her lead among moderate Republicans.
Clinton’s poll numbers dropped slightly last week, on news that she would escape an indictment from the FBI over passing classified information through a private server. Donald Trump pulled to a slight lead in Florida, an important battle ground state, but one that Trump won handily over his Republican opponents just months ago.
But buried in Hillary’s bad polling news is worse news for Republicans. According to Bloomberg, Clinton is solidly locking away white, college-educated voters, a core demographic for Republicans and one that the GOP has held since 1956. Mitt Romney won that demographic by 14 points against Barack Obama.
Among all college-educated voters, including voters with a graduate degree, Clinton is walloping Trump, 54% to 32%.
This means that Donald Trump is having a difficult time holding together the coalition Mitt Romney relied on in 2016 — and Romney came in second. Trump doesn’t seem to be adding much anywhere else.
The only good news for Trump? Everyone, according to Bloomberg’s scientific polling, still hates Hillary Clinton — and her email is still her biggest vulnerability.
Clinton does seem to be bolstering her support among white, college-educated Republicans by seeking out more moderate, widely acceptable Vice Presidential candidates. Most recently, Hillary Clinton vetted retired Admiral James Stavridis, a former NATO allied commander, a decorated military veteran and a political outsider.