CBS poll: Clinton's lead over Trump widens with three weeks to go

Source: CBS News

Following the second presidential debate and controversies surrounding both campaigns, Hillary Clinton’s lead over Donald Trump has expanded to nine points now nationally. Forty-seven percent of likely voters support or lean towards Clinton, while 38 percent support Trump. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson gets 8 percent of likely voters, while Green Party candidate Jill Stein receives 3 percent of the vote. Two weeks ago, Clinton’s lead was four points.

In a two-way match-up where third party candidates are not named explicitly, Clinton leads Trump 51 percent to 40 percent among likely voters, including leaners.

This poll was conducted amid allegations by a number of women accusing Trump of inappropriate sexual advances, and the leaking of a high level Clinton campaign official’s emails.

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