clinton<u+2019>s is down from the 12-point lead in the initial four-night rolling average, which was conducted last thursday through sunday.  | getty by steven shepard 10/29/16 08:31 am edt hillary clinton<u+2019>s lead over donald trump has plummeted to just a 2-point margin, according to a new national poll out saturday conducted even before the fbi director said in a letter to congress that new evidence had been discovered concerning clinton<u+2019>s improper use of a personal email server while secretary of state. the abc news/washington post tracking poll , which consists of four nights of interviews conducted monday through thursday, shows clinton leading trump, 47 percent to 45 percent. that<u+2019>s down from clinton<u+2019>s commanding, 12-point lead, 50 percent to 38 percent, in the initial four-night rolling average, which was conducted last thursday through sunday. over that time, trump has gained 7 percentage points, while clinton has slipped by a smaller, not-statistically-significant 3-point margin. story continued below much of the movement is a result of increased enthusiasm among republicans, even before the latest clinton news on friday. in the initial tracking poll, only three-quarters of registered republicans were classified as likely voters, compared to 81 percent in the most recent poll. at the same time, republicans have also come home to trump: 86 percent of self-identified republicans say they will vote for trump, and the gop nominee also adds 84 percent of republican-leaning independents. abc news and the washington post will release the latest four-night rolling averages on a daily basis. the first rolling average conducted entirely after the fbi<u+2019>s letter to congress will be conducted friday through monday and is slated for release next wednesday. the most recent survey includes interviews with 1,148 likely voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. by bill scher by joshua zeitz by thomas wright by jack shafer
national poll: clinton leads trump by 2 points - politico
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