Clinton widens lead against Trump, say Pollsters

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Dawn.com, New York :Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s advantage over Donald Trump in the coming November election rose by double digit over the course of the last week, according to the results of the latest NBC News and Bloomberg survey.Released on Wednesday, the survey said Mrs Clinton narrowed Trump’s lead among men and white voters to single digit over the past week and now leads Trump by 25 points – 58 per cent to 33pc – among voters describing themselves as moderate.Among men, Trump led Clinton by 14 points in last week’s survey, but now leads by only nine points in this week’s poll – 51pc to 42pc. Among white voters, Trump’s lead also shrank to nine points, 50pc to 41pc.Republican Party leaders, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, have tried to distance themselves from the presumptive nominee because of his controversial statements on Mexicans and Muslims.NBC news said in a four-way race, including Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Clinton has also distanced herself from Trump, leading him 42pc to 38pc, compared with last week, when she trailed 40pc to 39pc. Johnson received 9pc support, while Stein drew 5pc. Regardless of whom they support, a majority of 54pc said they thought Clinton would win the general election, while 40pc said that Trump would win.

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