Seven of eight national polls show race is in a dead heat . The latest Fox News poll shows Clinton with an 8-point lead over Trump among likely voters and leads by 9 points on the question of who would better handle ISIS. And in Nevada , an NBC/WSJ/Marist survey indicated the president with the edge and an ARG poll gave Romney a slight advantage . Polls diverge by race , with 40 % of white voters for Obama and 57 % for Romney . Polls in battleground states -- where candidates are finishing their campaigns -- also are close .
Seven of eight national polls show race is in a dead heat . The latest Fox News poll shows Clinton with an 8-point lead over Trump among likely voters and leads by 9 points on the question of who would better handle ISIS. Polls diverge by race , with 40 % of white voters for Obama and 57 % for Romney . Polls in battleground states -- where candidates are finishing their campaigns -- also are close .