Trump surges in support, almost even with Clinton in national U.S. poll

Donald Trump’s support surged and he’s now running nearly even with Democrat Hillary Clinton among likely U.S. voters a major turnaround since he became the Republican party’s presumptive presidential nominee A Reuters/Ipsos poll of 1,289 people shows 41 percent of likely voters supported Clinton and 40 percent backed Trump, with 19 percent not decided on either yet The results could signal a close battle between the two likely White House rivals as Americans make their decisions ahead of the November 8 election