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The project,
which uses a national online opinion poll of more than 15,000
people, showed that, as of Thursday, Clinton and Republican
rival Donald Trump were running nearly even in support in
Florida and Ohio: states where she had held an advantage.
Arizona, where Trump had held an advantage, was also considered
a toss-up.
Meanwhile, Maine, Oregon and Pennsylvania were considered states
that Clinton would likely win. They had previously been
considered toss-ups.
Overall, the project showed that Clinton continued to hold the
advantage over Trump in the Electoral College, the body that
ultimately picks the president.
If the U.S. presidential election were held today, Clinton would
lead Trump 246 to 180 in the Electoral College, and had an 88
percent chance of gaining the 270 electoral votes needed to
become the U.S. chief executive.
A separate Reuters/Ipsos online poll showed that a majority of
Americans felt that Clinton won last week’s presidential debate.
Over the past several weeks, the Democrat had maintained a lead
of 4 to 5 percentage points in support over Trump among likely
voters.
(Editing by Jonathan Oatis)
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