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New Poll: Donald Trump Closing in on Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton
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August 31, 2016

A new poll from Fox News shows that Donald Trump is closing in on Hillary Clinton's lead in the presidential race.

The poll, conducted from August 28 to August 30, showed Clinton with a lead of only two points among registered voters. This is within the margin of error which was three percent.

In the four-way poll, Clinton led with 41 percent, Trump had 39 percent, Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson had nine percent and Green Party candidate Jill Stein had four precent.

In addition, when participants were asked if they thought that Clinton was honest and trustworthy; 66 percent believe that she is not while only 31 percent believe she is.

Another question related to Clinton's time as secretary of state and the Clinton Foundation. Participants were asked, "How likely do you think it is that the Clintons were selling influence to foreign contributors who made donations to the Clinton Foundation?"

Over 60 percent said it was likely that the Clintons were selling influence, with a total of 42 percent saying that it was very likely. Only 30 percent said it was not likely.

Published under: Fox News