Republican Donald Trump pulled
even with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll
released on Wednesday, in a dramatic early sign that the Nov. 8 presidential
election might be more hotly contested than first thought. Trump's numbers
surged after he effectively won the Republican nomination last week by knocking
out his two remaining rivals, according to the poll.
The national survey found 41
percent of likely voters supporting Clinton and 40 per cent backing Trump, with
19 per cent undecided. The survey of 1,289 people was conducted over five days
and has a credibility interval of 3 percentage points.