
As thoroughly as the House speaker shocked the national political establishment Monday by saying he’s done with Donald Trump and it’s time to focus on his House majority, there’s a distinct possibility Ryan will go a step further and completely yank his endorsement, sources close to him told POLITICO. Poll story: … Topline: … Topline LVs: … Crosstabs: … Crosstabs LVs: īEHIND THE SCENES - “Inside Ryan’s decision to (almost) dump Trump,” by Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan: “Paul Ryan may not be done yet. 51% of all registered voters consumed information about the debate on social channels. How the young folks watched it: 75% of those 18-29 consumed information about the debate on Twitter, Facebook or Snapchat. 43% of Republicans said Cooper did an excellent or good job moderating, and 40% of Republicans said the same of Raddatz. People liked the debate moderators: Six in 10 said CNN’s Anderson Cooper and ABC’s Martha Raddatz did a good or excellent job moderating. 63% say Clinton is overly secretive, 55% say she’s corrupt and 52% say she’s extremely liberal. Trump has a woman problem, Clinton has a trust problem: 60% say Trump is sexist, and 51% say he’s out of touch with average Americans and racist. Clinton also won among independents, 33% to 27%. Clinton won: 42% percent said Clinton won the debate, compared with 28% who said Trump won. 76% of Republicans say their party is divided. The newest POLITICO/Morning Consult poll - based on 2,000 interviews, all completed on Monday after the debate - shows Hillary Clinton with a five-point lead over Donald Trump among likely voters: Hillary Clinton 42, Donald Trump 37, Gary Johnson 10, Jill Stein 3.
