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You are here: Home / 2016 Campaign / Dead Heat in the Battleground States

Dead Heat in the Battleground States

July 17, 2016 at 11:32 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The latest CBS News/YouGov battleground tracking polls are out:

  • Ohio: Clinton 44%, Trump 40%
  • Michigan: Clinton 41%, Trump 39%
  • Iowa: Trump 40%, Clinton 39%

Across 11 different battleground states — Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin — Clinton barely leads 41% to 40%.

President Obama won all 10 of these states in 2012, all except North Carolina.

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