Trump's poll numbers dive as GOP stronghold Texas comes into play
With two weeks to go until Election Day, Hillary Clinton continues to lead her rival Donald Trump, even making strides in historically Republican states.
According to the latest Real Clear Politics average, Clinton holds a nearly six-point lead over Trump, 45 percent to the billionaire businessman's 39 percent.
FiveThirtyEight's Election Forecast currently gives the former secretary of state a commanding 86 percent chance of winning the election, and just a 13.9 percent chance for Trump.
It seems the presidential debates were not too kind to Trump's chances of becoming the 45th president of the United States. Trump entered the first debate on September 26 with a 45.2 percent chance at taking the White House and just three debates later and his chances have plummeted by over 30 percentage points.
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Trump's numbers have fallen so significantly that on Sunday Real Clear Politics declared that Texas, a Republican stronghold, is now a tossup in the presidential election following the release of a CBS tracking poll showing the Democratic nominee trailing by only 3 points in the Lone Star State. If Clinton were to win the state, she would be the first Democrat to do so since Jimmy Carter swept the south in 1976.
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While the debates may have taken a toll on Trump's support, Clinton continues to rise in the polls following the three showdowns. On Sunday a new ABC News/Washington Post poll showed the Democratic nominee holding her largest lead of the campaign for that specific poll with a 12 point advantage. Clinton received 50 percent of the vote, compared to Trump's 38.
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As Trump's numbers continue to fall the billionaire's own campaign is beginning to acknowledge the mounting hurdles he will face on the path to the required 270 electoral votes. Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway admitted to the dip in the polls on Sunday saying, "We are behind."
Election day is a little more than two weeks away.
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