Hillary Clinton’s dominant lead over Donald Trump in opinion polls is narrowing slightly as the final week before the US presidential election approaches, with independents and undecided voters appearing to gravitate toward the two main candidates. The tightening of the race has prompted some analysts to somewhat adjust upward their predictions of how likely it is that Trump could pull off a surprise win. “Clearer signs now of a tighter race, as Trump has inched up to 21% in our polls-plus forecast (19% in polls-only),” he wrote on Friday. Trump continued to call on his supporters to disregard the evidence of poor poll numbers and watch for vote-rigging. Clinton meanwhile continues to show much more confidence in her lead, even though Democrats are warning supporters not to take anything for granted in the final days.

Source: The Guardian October 28, 2016 17:40 UTC