A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Tuesday that was taken between August 18-22 showed Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump by 12 percentage points among likely voters.
45% of voters supported Clinton, while 33% supported Trump. 22% of voters were undecided. The poll was conducted in all 50 states among 1,115 respondents, with a a credibility interval of three percentage points.
In a four-way race, Clinton led Trump 41%-33%; Libertarian Gary Johnson grabbed 7% of the vote and Green party candidate Jill Stein garnered 2%.
Earlier Reuters/Ipsos polls in August showed Clinton with a slimmer lead; a poll conducted between August 13-17 showed Clinton leading Trump 41%-36% with likely voters in a two-way race, and 41%-33% with registered voters. In a four-way race Clinton led Trump 39%-35% with likely voters and 40%-32% with registered voters.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll conduced between August 6-10 found Clinton leading Trump 42%-36% with likely voters in a two-way race, and 44%-32% with registered voters. In a four-way race Clinton led Trump 40%-35% with likely voters and 42%-31% with registered voters.
In two weeks Clinton’s lead among likely voters has doubled from six percentage points to 12 percentage points.
Thus in two weeks Clinton’s lead among likely voters has doubled from six percentage points to 12 percentage points, despite the revelations about the Clinton Foundation and the pay-for-play machinations between the State Department and the Foundation.
Trump cannot seem to break out of the 32%-36% range in the Reuters poll; although a minority of voters favor Clinton, Trump’s numbers are stuck in low gear, which could affect down-ballot races.