Trump edge with no-college-degree voters is gone

One of Donald Trump’s big advantages had been his support among people with no college degree. Not anymore.

A new Bloomberg Politics Poll Wednesday, on the eve of the final debate between the candidates, reported that Hillary Clinton is now up 48-44 with that constituency. Gone is Trump’s 8 point edge last month.

Clinton maintained her big lead among whites with a college degree, usually a strong Republican constituency. She’s up 13.

Overall, Clinton is ahead 50-41 percent.

“This poll shows movement toward Clinton with all the right groups it takes to win—including men and those without a college degree,” Ann Selzer, whose Iowa-based firm conducted the survey, told Bloomberg. “Their alignment with Clinton is a formidable change in the algebra.”

Clinton’s also up among men, after trailing for months. She’s ahead 46-44. Among women, Clinton has a 17 point advantage.

There is some good news for Trump: Nearly two-thirds of his backers said they’re very or fairly enthusiastic about him, while 58 percent of Clinton supporters feel that way.

This story was originally published October 19, 2016 at 10:14 AM with the headline "Trump edge with no-college-degree voters is gone."