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US poll: Clinton in tight race as Trumps plots fresh moves


Reports yesterday said polls are tightening as the race to become the 45th President of the United States enters its last days, with Donald Trump attempting to capitalise on Hillary Clinton’s latest email scandal.

The news that the FBI has reopened its investigation into Clinton’s use of a private server to send, receive and store government emails has handed Trump an unexpected boost ahead of November 8.


The FBI has obtained a warrant to begin searching newly discovered emails belonging to Huma Abedin, a top aide of Clinton, with Clinton’s use of emails also in the spotlight.

There is no sign that this new investigation will be completed by election day and it seems that Clinton will have to fight the final days of her campaign with unspecified allegations hanging over her.

This is ideal for Trump who was shown to be as many as 14
points behind Clinton in some polls before this latest scandal.

Clinton has been ahead almost continuously in the polls, which takes an average of the last five polls published.

She still retains a lead, however, but this could change in the coming days with some polls now showing a far closer race.

The presidential campaign has seen Trump, once a Republican outsider, close the gap on Clinton before falling back after a series of controversies.

Trump had briefly pulled ahead a couple of times, first on May 19. His polling threatened to consistently overtake Clinton in September, but has since fallen back after a series of allegations of sexual assault were made against him.

Trump is prone to making gaffes and alienating key demographic groups with his comments.

His comments on sexually assaulting women, as well as poor performances in the presidential debates, had seen Clinton extend her lead.

However, with the news that the FBI is once again investigating Clinton, a lot could change between now and election day.

The media have worked out that, even one week before previous elections, a simple polling average has differed from the final result by about four percentage points. With the polls being still close, analysts believe anything can happen before next Tuesday.

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