only about one - third of republicans say they have a great deal or quite a bit of confidence that votes on election day will be counted fairly , according to a poll from the associated press - norc center for public affairs research .
i do n't think the votes have a favorable opinion of
florida tends to be a crucial battleground state in presidential elections ( more on this in a moment ) , but it ’s become even more pivotal in recent weeks in the race between hillary clinton and donald trump .
that ’s made it more plausible that clinton could hold onto florida while losing some light - blue states .
clinton has improved her position nationally and in florida , but she ’s made a bit more progress in the sunshine state , moving it closer to the national average .
florida is important ; ohio is important ” — can get tiresome .
let ’s say , for example , that on election day , clinton underperforms with white voters without college degrees even more so than she is doing now .
clinton leads by about 3 percentage points nationally and by about 1 point in florida .
her support would collapse in the midwest , and her troubles in new york ( ap ) — donald trump is making the unprecedented assertion that the general election " is going to be rigged , " and many people who are drawn to his presidential campaign have major doubts about the accuracy of the nov. 8 vote .