Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are in a tight race as they enter the final full week of campaigning ahead of the US presidential election, opinion polls showed Monday.
Clinton had just a 1 percentage point lead in an ABC News/Washington Post poll released Monday that paints a picture of deeply unpopular candidates each burdened by their own series of scandals.
Clinton, the Democratic Party’s nominee, leads her Republican rival 46 per cent to 45 per cent nationwide, the poll shows, with third-party candidates Gary Johnson, a Libertarian, and Jill Stein of the Green Party taking 4 per cent and 2 per cent, respectively.
Nearly two-thirds of voters see both candidates unfavourably.
The poll was taken primarily before the FBI announced the discovery of additional emails related to its investigation of Clinton’s private email server, but noted that answers provided after the news broke show overall voter preference had not changed.
Trump pounded Clinton on the revelations over the weekend, while she called on the FBI to release more information to the public.
The race however will be won based on results in each state.
Among the crucial states where the race is tight, Trump has a slight lead or is tied with Clinton in both Ohio and Florida, polling averages by website Real Clear Politics show, which could provide him a path to the White House.
Clinton meanwhile holds leads of several percentage points in the swing-states of Pennsylvania, Colorado and North Carolina. (DPA)
