Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are in a statistical dead heat in a hypothetical general election matchup, a new poll shows.
A Washington Post/ABC News poll of registered voters released Sunday shows the former secretary narrowly beating the bombastic billionaire 46% to 43%, but the three-percentage-point victory is well within the poll’s margin of error.
Clinton’s margin of victory increases substantially, however, when pollsters survey the wider field of all adults.
In that case, Clinton would beat Trump 51% to 39%.
Nearly a year before the formal nomination will occur, Clinton remains the presumptive front-runner for the Democratic nomination, despite a tough challenge from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Trump, meanwhile, also appears to be the clear front-unner for the Republican nomination, leading in a slew of state and national polls.
