Hillary Clinton continues to maintain a lead of around 12 points over her Republican opponent Donald Trump, according to the latest poll by Reuters/Ipsos.
Clinton continues to have the upper hand in many of the states that Trump would need to win in order to reach the minimum requirement of 270 votes and secure his presidency. According to the figures, Clinton would have a 95 percent chance of victory if the election was held this week. The most likely predicted outcome is considered to be 326 votes for Clinton to 212 for Trump.
Negative media has continued to dog Donald Trump, who last week insisted there was a systematic bias against his campaign. He complained that election was “rigged”, as was the media coverage, with even his team admitting that he is lagging behind Clinton in the polls. In response, Hillary Clinton branded Mr Trump “a sore loser” at Sunday’s rally in Charlotte.
“We are behind,” Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway told NBC news. “[Clinton] has some advantages, like $66 million in ad buys just in the month of September. She has a former president, who happens to be her husband, campaigning for her, and she’s seen as the incumbent.”
Nevertheless, the Clinton campaign team remains cautious over the sizable projected poll lead. Latest speculation indicates that the campaign still intends to spend big in the battleground states in a last-ditch effort to cement a Clinton presidency.
“These battleground states are called that for a reason,” said Clinton’s campaign manager Robby Mook on Sunday.
“They are going to be incredibly close. We don’t want to get ahead of our skis here. We are just as focused on Ohio, Iowa, Florida as we have ever been.”
The campaign is set to launch an additional $6 million direct mail and digital advertising initiative predominately targeting these swing states of Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania, Nevada, North Carolina, Iowa and New Hampshire, as disclosed by campaign manager Robby Mook on Monday.