Republican
presidential nominee Donald Trump has edged ahead of Democratic rival
Hillary Clinton by a point for the first time since May, an ABC
News/Washington Post tracking poll out Tuesday has found.
The poll also registered a seven point
decline for Clinton in the share of likely voters who are strongly
enthusiastic about her, a possible reflection of the renewed controversy
over her use of a private server while secretary of state, pollster
Gary Langer said.
Trump’s 46-45 percent lead in the
four-way race for the White House, while well within the margin of
error, is the first time he has polled ahead of Clinton in the survey
since May.
The new poll was taken from October
27-30, a period that includes FBI director James Comey’s October 28
announcement that his agents had found a new trove of email that may be
pertinent to an earlier probe into Clinton’s handling of classified
information.
The results flip 46-45 in the Democrat’s favor when combining the last seven days, Langer said.
“Either way the results are exceedingly close,” he said.
Credit: The Guardian Nigeria
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