Clinton’s Lead Slims To Five Points In New Fox Poll

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reacts while listening to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016... Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reacts while listening to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) MORE LESS
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Hillary Clinton leads over Donald Trump by five points nationally in a new Fox News poll.

Clinton leads in the head-to-head match, 49-44, among likely voters nationally.

With third-party candidates included, Clinton’s lead drops slightly to three points, 44-41, with Libertarian Gary Johnson following at 7 percent and Green Party candidate Jill Stein at 3 percent.

Since Fox News released a national poll last week, Clinton has decreased her lead in both the head-to-head and four-way polls.

In a survey including just the major-party candidates, Clinton led +7 last week and now leads +5, and with third-party candidates, Clinton previously led +6 and now comes out ahead at +3.

The Fox News poll surveyed 1,221 likely voters nationwide via live telephone interview from Oct. 22-25, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percent.

TPM’s PollTracker Average for the general election shows Clinton leading Trump, 49.4 to 41.

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