The race for the White House is going down to the wire according to a new CNN "poll of polls" released on Thursday.
Hillary Clinton currently has a lead of 43% to 41% of likely voters over Republican rival Donald Trump. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson took 9% with Green party candidate Jill Stein sitting on 3%.
Worryingly for Clinton, Trump leads in two of the key battleground states of Ohio and Florida. Both states carry big electoral college votes which could decide the November election - Ohio having 18 votes up for grabs and Florida carrying 29.
CNN Poll of Polls: Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 2 points https://t.co/jAlGDzIfc9 pic.twitter.com/g5YjR4fBd5
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) September 16, 2016
The importance of winning Ohio is now enshrined in US political folklore giving birth to the phrase: "As goes Ohio, so goes the nation." Indeed, no Republican has ever been elected to the White House without winning Ohio.
Thank you Ohio! Just landed in Canton for a rally at the Civic Center. Join me at 7pm: https://t.co/s0XVVNyBKf pic.twitter.com/UtCRxykurW
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 14, 2016
In Ohio, Trump holds a 46% to 41% lead over Clinton and he has a 47% to 44% advantage in Florida - although the poll's margin for error is 3.5%.
Americans go to the ballot boxes on November 8th.
