Donald Trump cut by nearly half Hillary Clinton's lead, trailing his Democratic opponent 46 percent to 39 percent, according to the latest Monmouth University poll.
Clinton led Trump by 13 points when the last survey was taken right after the Democratic National Convention.
The full results:
- Clinton: 46 percent;
- Trump: 39 percent;
- Libertarian Gary Johnson: 7 percent;
- Green Party's Jill Stein: 2 percent.
"Clinton is holding onto an underlying advantage over Trump among key voting blocs," Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, told The Hill.
Murray noted that 35 percent of those polled have a negative view toward both candidates.
"We have never seen anything like that," Murray told The Hill.
However, Murray said Clinton's 8-point favorability ranking over Trump (34 percent to 26 percent) is a good indicator of what would likely happen in November.
"If you take the differences between the net favorability of one candidate over the other, you will find it's within two points of what the final margin is," Murray told The Hill.
The poll surveyed 802 registered voters from Aug. 25 - 28 and has a 3.5-point margin of error.
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