FWIW, we’re starting to see reporting on the first exit polls, but take them with a grain of salt:
https://twitter.com/_MarkSutcliffe/status/796118859677843456
Both candidates are unpopular:
NBC News exit poll: 54% of voters have an unfavorable view of Clinton, while 61% have an unfavorable view of Trump https://t.co/hHmlGrK39i pic.twitter.com/AkIXLmnDTu
— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 8, 2016
And neither is trustworthy:
MSNBC early exit poll re honest and trustworthy:
32% say Trump is honest and trustworthy
38% say Clinton is honest and trustworthy— Kendall Breitman (@KendallBreitman) November 8, 2016
Temperament:
NBC News Exit Poll: 42% voters nationwide say Clinton doesn't have the temperament to serve as president; 56% say she does.
— Alexandra Jaffe (@ajjaffe) November 8, 2016
The economy was listed as the top issue in North Carolina and Ohio:
First exit poll of Election 2016 shows that the most important issue to North Carolina is the economy #Election2016 https://t.co/H9n7JKbYS7 pic.twitter.com/YHJU5wUTTZ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 8, 2016
OHIO CBS exit poll: Most important quality: 42% can bring change; 23% experience; 18% judgment; 15% cares about me #ElectionDay #MyVote2016
— Ohio Politics (@Ohio_Politics) November 8, 2016
But Clinton might be winning with these folks:
NBC News Exit Poll: Among voters who say the economy is their most important issue, Clinton leads 53-38%
— Alexandra Jaffe (@ajjaffe) November 8, 2016
Immigration:
Exit Poll @CBSNews National 70% Legal Status for illegal immigrants; 25% Be Deported pic.twitter.com/8IEPWHiKkM
— Pamela Falk (@PamelaFalk) November 8, 2016
#ElectionDay | Exit Polls
70% of exit poll participants believe undocumented immigrants should be given a path to citizenship.
— Eser Unsalan (@eserunsalan) November 8, 2016
MORE: 54% of voters oppose building a wall along the US-Mexico border, per preliminary exit poll results https://t.co/8fyhZ8nUIB https://t.co/oVWTRxwSgD
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 8, 2016
Voters made up their mind in September in October:
75 percent of voters say they decided on their vote more than a month ago – preliminary national exit poll results show
— Xana O'Neill (@xanaoneill) November 8, 2016
Clinton is winning young people:
MSNBC Early exit poll –
Voters under 30 go 54% to Clinton, 34% to Trump— Kendall Breitman (@KendallBreitman) November 8, 2016
By race:
CNN exit poll — voter racial makeup
White 70% (-2 since 2012)
Black 12%
Latino 11% (+1)
Asian 4%— Tim Mak (@timkmak) November 8, 2016
Obama’s popularity:
CBS News National Exit Poll shows Pres Obama with 54% job approval, 45% disapproval. Same as in 2012. Yet 61% say US on wrong track.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 8, 2016
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