As may have been expected given the events of the past week, Clinton made gains on questions of personality. Voters were asked to choose which of the two major-party candidates better represented a slate of personal qualities. Trump lost 6 points on the question of who is more honest and trustworthy, while Clinton gained 3 (for a 33/38 split, respectively). Trump also dipped on the question of who has the best temperament to serve. Clinton won that matchup 60 percent (a gain of 3 points) to Trump’s 28 (a loss of 3).

Clinton has a marginal lead on which person is a strong leader (48 to 44 percent) and maintained leads on “cares about people like you” and “represents your values.” Trump maintained his wide margin on “says what they believe” and took a slight lead on “is healthy enough to be effective.”

“Hillary Clinton is well-positioned to win,” said pollster Celinda Lake, president of Lake Research Partners. “She is capitalizing on Trump’s slippage with women and independents; Democrats are increasingly energized; and Democrats down-ballot are ahead as well in the generic vote. ‎Clinton has pulled ahead on issues and character, which gives her the mandate to lead the country forward.”