EAU CLAIRE, United States: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton launched bitter attacks on each other’s character Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) as a new poll suggested the White House race has tightened in the final week. But he received a boost when an ABC News/Washington Post tracking poll showed him leading Clinton, 46 percent to 45 percent. “Can we just stop for a minute and reflect on the absurdity of Donald Trump finding fault with Miss Universe?” Clinton snorted. But no matter how close the popular vote, in order to win the White House, Trump must take at least one normally Democratic state, the swing states and the Republican heartland. Pollster TargetSmart forecast that Clinton could win Florida – and effectively bar Trump any route to the White House – by a massive eight point margin, 48 to 40 percent.

Source: Manila Times November 02, 2016 17:25 UTC