Recent polls of battleground states and the nation show that Republican nominee Donald Trump is facing an uphill battle going into November.
A poll released Thursday of likely New Hampshire voters has Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton with a 14 point lead over Trump. Clinton leads the GOP nominee 45 percent to 31 percent. Libertarian nominee Gov. Gary Johnson notches 8 percent in the poll.
The WBUR poll finds that while nationally Clinton suffers from poor unfavorables, New Hampshire voters view her differently. Clinton’s favorablility rating among likely New Hampshire voters splits even in the poll, 45 percent favorable and 45 percent unfavorable. Trump on the other hand has a net negative favorability of 31 percent.
Another issue for Trump in the poll is a lack of unity among Republican voters. Eighty-four percent of New Hampshire Democrats support Clinton, while 61 percent of Granite State Republicans are behind Trump.
A poll out of Pennsylvania, a must-win state for Trump, also shows the GOP nominee in trouble. Clinton leads Trump among likely voters 49 percent to 38 percent, according to the Franklin & Marshall College poll. It should be noted this poll does not include Gov. Johnson or Green Party candidate Jill Stein as options.
Clinton leads among most demographic groups, including whites. Trump is ahead among voters with a high school degree or less and those who make less than $35,000 a year. Like the New Hampshire poll, Clinton has a stronger favorability rating and benefits from more party unity in Pennsylvania.
A Michigan poll out Thursday also shows Clinton with a strong lead over Trump. Hillary has the support of 41 percent of likely voters, while 31.6 percent back Trump, 7.5 percent support Johnson and 3.5 percent back Stein.
President Barack Obama recently said that Trump is “unfit” for office and Michigan voters seem to agree. The Detroit News poll finds 32.7 percent of likely Michigan voters believe Trump is qualified for office, and 61.2 percent view him as unqualified. On the other hand, 57 percent of those polled believe Clinton is qualified for the presidency and 38.7 percent believe she is unqualified.
A Rasmussen poll of the nation also out Thursday finds Clinton in the lead with 44 percent, followed by Trump with 40 percent, Johnson with six percent and Stein with three percent.
The poll shows significant party crossover. Fourteen percent of Republicans back Clinton, while 11 percent of Democrats polled support Trump. The GOP nominee leads Clinton 41 percent to 29 percent among non-party affiliated voters. (RELATED: In Poll After Poll Trump Leads Clinton Among Independent Voters)
There is a sharp split, as in most polls, among voters of different genders. Clinton is ahead with women 50 percent to 32 percent and Trump leads with men 49 percent to 37 percent.
Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has tried to downplay the negative poll numbers. “We don’t play on winning in August,” he said Thursday. “We plan on winning in November.”