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Hillary Clinton has lost the double-digit poll lead she had at the beginning of the week and now holds a slimmer four-point edge over her rival Donald Trump, a Washington Post/ABC News tracking poll showed Friday.
Clinton now has a 48 per cent slice of the vote, to Trump's 44 per cent among likely voters. On Sunday the ABC News poll showed her with a 12-point lead over the Republican.
Trump has gained ground among independents, at the expense of Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Jill Stein who now have four per cent and one per cent respectively.
Independents now lean towards Trump over Clinton by a margin of 12 points, at 49 to her 37 per cent.
A major swing from late last week when the Democrat had a slight edge. The subgroup has repeatedly swung between the two candidates throughout the fall.
Trump has also recovered ground among whites, especially those without college degrees and women.
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| Hillary Clinton with Michelle Obama in North Carolina on Thursday |
White women have swapped their allegiance to the Republican by 48 per cent to 43 - a reversal from the 49 per cent to 43 per cent tilt in Clinton's favor which they had before.
The Clinton campaign has spent the week fending off a series of revelations from emails published by WikiLeaks and conservative group Citizens United.
The emails have shown how aides helped Bill Clinton amass tens of millions of dollars in speaker fees and engagements following his presidency. Others showed how Clinton associates tried to help billionaires and donors to the dynasty's charitable foundation get access to Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state.
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