The latest polls show Hillary Clinton has a slightly smaller lead over Donald Trump in the last eight days before the election, and that she has lost a little bit of ground since the FBI’s bombshell announcement that it may have found more emails related to its probe of her private email server.
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According to a new Politico/Morning Consult poll conducted over the weekend and released early Monday, Clinton maintains a 3-point nationwide lead, 46-43, in a matchup against Donald Trump.
In a similar poll conducted before FBI Director James Comey’s announcement, Clinton had a 5 point lead in the two-way race against her Republican rival.
And an ABC News/Washington Post tracking poll released Monday said Clinton leads 46-45, tighter than the 2-point lead Clinton had a day before.
Still, it’s a small change that at least so far indicates that the FBI’s announcement may not have a huge impact on the race.
“It is unlikely that there will be a dramatic shift in the polls before Election Day,” said Morning Consult co-founder and Chief Research Officer Kyle Dropp. “While Friday’s news may be considered an ‘October Surprise,’ it doesn’t seem to be moving the needle as of now.”
Comey announced Friday that new emails pertaining to Clinton’s private server may have been discovered, and the FBI would be re-opening its investigation.
The Politico/Morning Consult poll of 1,772 likely voters was conducted Saturday and Sunday — one day after Comey’s announcement — and carries a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.
