Exclusive: Trump surges in support, almost even with Clinton in national U.S. poll
Reuters
CHRIS kAHN
Donald Trump's
support has surged and he is now running nearly even with Democrat
Hillary Clinton among likely U.S. voters, a dramatic turnaround since he
became the Republican party's presumptive presidential nominee,
according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday.
The
results could signal a close fight between the two likely White House
rivals as Americans make up their minds ahead of the Nov. 8 election to
succeed Democratic President Barack Obama. As recently as last week,
Clinton led Trump by around 13 points in the poll.
In
the most recent survey, 41 percent of likely voters supported Clinton,
the Democratic front-runner, and 40 percent backed Trump, with 19
percent not decided on either yet, according to the online poll of 1,289
people conducted from Friday to Tuesday. The poll had a credibility
interval of about 3 percentage points.
The
results reflect a big increase in support for Trump since he knocked
out U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Ohio Governor John Kasich last
week to become the last Republican in the White House race.
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