By Dave Andrusko
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
As the second day of the Republican National Convention opened, the newest NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll conducted online from July 11 through July 17 finds pro-abortion Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump by one point—46% to 45%– down from 3 points last week. The poll surveyed 9,436 adults who said they were registered voters.
When Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein are included, Trump is ahead 40% to 39% for Clinton with 10% going to Johnson and 5% to Green, Hannah Hartig, John Lapinski, and Stephanie Psyllos report for NBC News.
In the daily USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times Daybreak survey, Trump was ahead by 1 point, 43.2% to 42.1%.
As NRL News Today reported yesterday, three other polls released Sunday and Monday found Clinton ahead of Trump—by 5,4, and 2 points, respectively.