Trump Rallies as Clinton’s Lead Now Just 2.5 Percent

On Saturday, the Washington Post/ABC News survey showed that Donald Trump was fast gaining on Hillary Clinton. He has cut her lead to 2.5%, in less than 2 weeks before the November 8 election. The Democratic candidate still leads at 47% backing of likely voters while the Republican flag bearer is at 45%.

Momentum Gained

The new national poll indicated a close two-point margin; a score which appropriately falls within the 3% point margin of error. The new poll has a huge contrast compared to ABC’s national poll from last weekend. The poll shows a remarkable lead of Clinton ranging from 38 to 50 percent.

It was a massive momentum gained by Trump in the past few months of the campaign election coming from a double-digit difference from his opponent.

In spite of the close call in the race, 59 percent of voters assume Clinton will win as the 45th President of the United States. Out of these voters, 90% firmly believed she will win the election.

With that forecast, 2% of Clinton’s likely voters say their expectation is giving them less reason to vote. Meanwhile, the other 2% of voters who believed Trump will win will probably vote for that same reason.

FBI Investigation may shape election

The survey performed earlier this week, before the Federal Bureau of Investigation released news about Clinton’s controversial private email. The FBI is closely examining the Democratic flag bearer’s email server.

Likewise, the investigation may affect the election outcome. Trump might get an advantage on Clinton’s leaked email woes. On one of the emails from Clinton’s aide, Huma Abedin and her husband, the troubled ex-representative of New York, Anthony Weiner of New York contains Trump statements about the probe. The Republican candidate said regarding on the FBI investigation, “This changes everything”.

The Washington Post/ABC News poll was done from October 25 to 27, in 1,779 adult correspondents, with 1,148 likely voters. The survey has a 2.5 point margin of error either way.

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