Trump leads Clinton nationally by two points: Poll
US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has closed the gap with his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton and leads her nationally in the race for the White House by two points, a new poll shows.
Trump now tops Clinton 45 percent to 43 percent in the new CNN/ORC Poll, which shows sharp divisions along demographic lines.
Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson stands at 7 percent among likely voters and Green Party nominee Jill Stein stands at just 2 percent.
A CNN/ORC Poll released in early August showed Clinton had an 8-point lead over Trump among registered voters.
Clinton's lead has largely vanished despite a difficult month for Trump, which saw an overhaul of his campaign staff, criticism of his campaign strategy and announcements of support for Clinton from several high-profile Republicans.
The survey follows several national polls in August indicating that the gap between the two candidates had tightened following the party conventions.
Clinton’s growing unpopularity follows renewed focus on her use of a private email server while she served as secretary of state, as well as alleged conflicts of interest over her connections to the Clinton Foundation fundraising.
Further, nearly half of voters say they are less enthusiastic about voting in this election than they have been in previous years, marking the first time since 2000 that a majority of voters say they are less enthusiastic about this year's election.
On the topic of honesty and trustworthiness, Clinton's supporters express greater skepticism about their candidate than do Trump's backers.
Like previous surveys, the new poll also shows that both candidates remain mostly unliked, with majorities saying they have an unfavorable view of each candidate.
Polls taken in the past several months have shown that Clinton and Trump were ranked among the most unpopular presidential candidates in America’s history.
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