New Poll Gives Trump National Lead: Oddsmakers Still Have Clinton Favored
With just a few days left until the US Presidential Election, GOP nominee Donald Trump has taken a 1-point lead in a new national poll over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
The latest ABC News/The Washington Post had Trump barely edging Clinton among likely voters, 46%-45%, well within the poll's 3 percentage point margin of error, though it was the first time this poll showed Trump ahead.
The CNN Poll of Polls, an average of the five most recent national phone polls, still had Clinton leading 46 percent to 42 percent. This took into account Tuesday's ABC/WaPo tracking survey, 46%-42%.
Oddsmakers on average still had Clinton hovering around -275 and Trump at 2-1. British bookmaker Coral dipped below 2-1 (+187) for Trump on Tuesday. It is the first time odds dipped below this price since the first General Election Debate between the real estate magnate and former Secretary of State.
The -275 for Clinton requires a $27.50 bet to profit $10 while the 2-1 or +200 price tag on Trump would pay out (or result in a profit of) $20.
Support for Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson has fallen to a new low of 3 percent nationwide. Green Party candidate Jill Stein is at 2%.
- Gilbert Horowitz, Gambling911.com
