The sexist remarks have started taking their toll on Donald Trump’s bid for the White House. The Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has taken a double digit lead over Trump in most opinion polls conducted by the US media. This comes right after the second presidential debate, overshadowed by leaked video tapes of Trump making lewd comments on women. According to the latest poll by The Atlantic/PRRI, Clinton has an 11 per cent lead over Trump. Clinton, according to the poll, had a 49 per cent chance of winning, while Trump had a 38 per cent chance. About a week ago, a poll by the same agency said both the candidates were tied at 43 per cent. Hillary leads by similar 11-points in another poll by The Wall Street Journal and NBC News.
The Upshot of The New York Times has predicted that Hillary has an 87 per cent chance of winning the race compared to Trump who has 13 per cent. Barring Texas, Alaska and South Carolina, Hillary has a substantial lead in every other State, says Upshot.
Meanwhile, Trump has decided to declare a war on his own party via Twitter. He attacked House speaker Paul Ryan for reiterating that he wouldn’t extend support. “The Dems have always proven to be far more loyal to each other than the Republicans,” Trump tweeted in response. He also claimed that he had been freed from “the shackles” of the Republican Party and would now campaign as he saw fit. Forty Republican senators and congressmen have revoked their support for Trump so far — with nearly 30 of them urging him to quit the race altogether.