US election 2016: Polling history suggests Trump can still win
Here's what happened on the campaign trail the week of Aug. 22.
Is the race for the White House already over?
Republican Donald Trump has been consistently trailing Hillary Clinton in the polls for weeks. The latest RCP polling average has him trailing her by 6 points, 47.7% to 41.7% — well beyond the margin of error.
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The dismal numbers in key battleground states have some pundits once again urging the brash billionaire to drop out. Trump himself has said “cheating” would be to blame if he were to lose in November, suggesting that’s exactly what he thinks will happen.