Clinton’s lead collapses just before debate

The Bloomberg Politics poll says Trump and Clinton are each supported by 46 percent of likely voters in a two-way race. In August, Clinton had a 6-point edge over Trump, and in June, Clinton had a comfortable 12-point lead.

In a four-person race, the Trump now leads Clinton 43-41, Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson gets 8 percent and Green Party nominee Jill Stein gets 4 percent.

Pollster Ann Selzer, who oversaw the survey, speculated that Trump’s rise could be a sign that Clinton’s support among women and young voters is wavering.

Although Trump’s appeals to minorities appear to not be working, he is bolstered by support from whites, protestants, people without a college education and likely voters in the South.

Pollsters report that Trump voters are slightly more excited about their candidate, as 65 percent say they are fairly or very enthusiastic compared to 61 percent of Clinton’s supporters.

However, both candidates are viewed unfavorably by more than half of likely voters, 56 percent.

The poll of 1,0002 likely voters was conducted Sept. 21-24 and the margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.