Clinton leads Trump by seven points according to poll

WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton got a four-point bounce in support after the Democratic National Convention and now leads Donald Trump by seven points in the race for the White House, says a poll released Monday.
Clinton's lead over the Republican Trump is 46% to 39%, according to the CBS News poll.
After the Republican convention, prior to the Democratic one, Trump got a two-point bump and the race was tied, CBS said.
One of Clinton's biggest problems – Americans' negative view of her – remains, but it has eased somewhat since the convention last week in Philadelphia, the survey suggested.
Fifty percent of registered voters have a negative opinion of Clinton compared to 36% who view her positively, the poll said.
That positive number is up five points and the negative one is down six, it added.
Thirty-one percent of voters have a positive opinion of Trump, which is about the same as before the Republican convention, according to CBS. Fifty-two percent see him negatively.
The survey was carried out July 29-31 among 1,393 adults and has a margin of error of three percentage points. — AFP