LATEST FOX POLL – AT 1:16 P.M. ET:  This came out just before the Trump and Clinton scandals broke yesterday.  From Fox: 

Hillary Clinton is ahead of Donald Trump by 44-42 percent in a new national Fox News Poll. That’s a two-point edge among likely voters for Clinton. She was up by three points last week (43-40 percent) and by one point in mid-September (41-40 percent).

Third party candidates Gary Johnson (6 percent) and Jill Stein (2 percent) are in single digits.

In the head-to-head matchup, Clinton tops Trump by 48-44 percent. It was 49-44 percent last week. Her lead is within the poll’s margin of error in both the two-way and four-way race.

The GOP nominee has the advantage in interest and enthusiasm. Among those backing Trump, 57 percent are “extremely” interested in the election, and 70 percent support him “strongly.” Among Clinton backers, it’s 50 percent “extremely” interested and 57 percent “strongly.”

Trump is preferred among men (+9 points), whites (+16), voters who attend religious services regularly (+17), and whites without a college degree (+21).

COMMENT:  Now we have the new scandals, and the debate tomorrow night.  The polls next week might look entirely different.

October 8, 2016