Poll: Clinton, Trump in close fight for Florida

Hillary Clinton is clinging to a thin 3-point lead over Donald Trump in Florida, according to a poll released Tuesday, 48 percent to 45.

Clinton’s lead is just barely outside the margin of error in the Bay News 9/News 13 Florida Decides survey. Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson nets 2 percent, trailed by Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein’s 1 percent.

{mosads}Pollsters find Clinton and Trump remain deeply unpopular in Florida ahead of Nov. 8.

Fifty-five percent view both the GOP and Democratic nominee either unfavorably or “extremely” unfavorably, while 42 see Trump more or less favorably and 44 percent feel favorably about Clinton.

Bay News 9/News 13 Florida Decides conducted its latest poll of 1,314 likely registered voters in Florida via online and telephone interviews from Oct. 20-24. It has a 2.8 percent margin of error.

Trump on Tuesday acknowledged Florida as “must-win” for his plans of capturing the White House.

“I think that is probably true,” he said on Fox News when asked if winning the presidency is impossible without the Sunshine State. “I mean, I’m sitting down and figuring out alternative plans. I think we’re winning it big.”

Clinton leads Trump by about 3 points in Florida, according to the latest RealClearPolitics average of polls.