Clinton Holds Narrow Edge Nationally

A new George Washington University Battleground Poll finds Hillary Clinton just ahead of Donald Trump in the presidential race, 42% to 40%.

“The narrow race reflects a conflicted electorate in which voters are weighing many options. Poll respondents were presented with several possibilities for how they may vote in November. Roughly one-quarter of them said that they would likely vote for a third-party candidate or vote for a candidate ‘from the other political party than the one that you usually support.’ Thirteen percent said they might not vote at all, and 45 percent said they might split their tickets (vote for different parties for president and the rest of the ballot).”

For comparison, the HuffPost Pollster average shows Clinton with a five point lead nationally, 47% to 42%.