The flurry of polls in the United States continued on Tuesday, with the latest one showing that Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has extended her lead over Republican rival Donald Trump to eight percentage points. This is according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
The bump for Clinton followed the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last week at which Clinton and her supporters painted an optimistic portrait of America, and came amid controversy over Trump's comments about the parents of a slain Muslim U.S. soldier.
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