Trump surges among independent voters

Washington, Sept 14: Republican presidential nominee Dold Trump is gaining ground on Hillary Clinton, a new poll revealed on Tuesday. The NBC News/Survey Monkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll found Democratic presidential nominee Clinton with a mere four-point lead on Trump, 48 per cent to 44 per cent. The same poll last week found Clinton with a bigger lead, winning 48 per cent of the voters to Trump’s 42 per cent. Clinton had a 10-point lead over Trump in the same poll five weeks ago. When third-party candidates are factored in, Clinton’s lead slips further, with the Democrat garnering 42 per cent of the vote, Trump 40 per cent, Libertarian Gary Johnson getting 11 per cent and Green Party candidate Jill Stein at found per cent. The poll finds Trump surging among independent voters, with the mogul trailing Clinton by only two points among those voters, 38 per cent to 36 per cent.  (IANS)