In a separate Reuters/Ipsos survey that gave respondents the option to choose from Clinton, Trump, Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Clinton leads Trump by about 6 percentage points. Of the alternative party candidates, Johnson came in third with nearly 8 percentage points, up from 6 points on Thursday. Among registered voters over the same period, Clinton held a lead of nearly 13 percentage points, up from about 5 percentage points on Thursday, according to the poll. The August 4-8 survey of 1,154 likely voters had a credibility interval of 3 percentage points. The results reflected a decline in support for Trump, rather than a boost for Clinton: In last Thursday's poll, 42 per cent of likely voters favored Clinton and about 39 per cent favored Trump.

Source: The Star August 09, 2016 19:07 UTC