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Trump behind 1 percent, Clinton hurt by FBI bombshell

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Over the last five days, Clinton's 12-point advantage among likely voters (50 percent to 38 percent) has been whittled down to a 46 percent-to-45 percent lead over Trump in a four-way race

The gap between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton has shrunk to 1 percent, according to the latest results of a daily ABC News/Washington Post tracking poll released Sunday.

Over the last five days, Clinton's 12-point advantage among likely voters (50 percent to 38 percent) has been whittled down to a 46 percent-to-45 percent lead over Trump in a four-way race.

Notably, Trump saw his support among independents grow over the last 24 hours. Their support swayed from being in Clinton's favor by 6 percent last week to giving Trump a 16-point advantage Saturday, to 19 percent on Sunday.

Clinton's dominate campaign prospects took a hit this week after it was announced Obamacare premiums are expected to rise and and the release of more WikiLeaks emails, including "hustling" going on at the Clinton Foundation. The FBI capped off Clinton's rough week on Friday when Director James Comey told lawmakers his agency had found documents related to an investigation into her emails from an authorized server used while serving as secretary of state.