Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s lead in the polls against Republican nominee Donald Trump rose again to ten points in an NBC poll published Friday.
Clinton’s numbers fell from 50 percent Tuesday to 47 percent, and then dropping as low as 41 percent in Reuters’ Thursday poll. Clinton is back up at 50 percent, with a 10 point lead over Trump, according to the NBC poll.
The Real Clear average in a head-to-head race between the candidates still shows Clinton in the lead at 47.2-41.2.
In a four-way race, the Democratic nominee’s numbers fell to 45 percent, and Trump’s numbers fell to 37 percent. Green Party nominee Jill Stein earned a steady 4 percent, and Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson fell 2 points to 8 percent.
The poll also asked respondents about their feelings concerning large donations and foreign influence in campaigns, an issue that could potentially hurt both candidates. The Clinton Foundation has agreed to cease accepting foreign donations, but only after the end of the campaign, and Trump’s campaign manager Paul Manafort is alleged to have received funding from pro-Putin Russian groups.
73 percent of likely voters had a negative opinion of the Citizen’s United ruling that permitted Super PACs in campaign finance, while 89 percent of voters were “concerned” that foreign governments or special interests had too much of a say in national elections.
The poll was conducted by Normington Petts, and surveyed 1,000 registered voters over landline and cell phones. The survey carried a margin of error of 3.1 percent. The poll consisted of 38 percent Democrats, 30 percent Republicans, and 32 percent Independents.
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