Trump surges in support, almost even with Clinton in national U.S. poll, Reuters. Donald Trump’s support has surged and he is now running nearly even with Democrat Hillary Clinton among likely U.S. voters, a dramatic turnaround since he became the Republican party’s presumptive presidential nominee, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday.

41% for Clinton, 40% for Trump, 19% not decided, in the online poll of 1,289 people conducted from Friday to Tuesday.

Sanders: Nominating Clinton would be ‘disaster’ for party, nation, by Ben Wolfgang. Quotes polls showing Sanders performing better against Trump in general election match-ups. Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver said the Democrats must reject Mrs. Clinton and embrace Mr. Sanders, or face a crushing defeat in November.