Hillary Clinton holds solid lead over Donald Trump in three latest polls

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton holds a modest but solid lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump, according to three latest polls released ahead of the Republican party’s national convention here.

The edge for Ms Clinton, who seeking to become the first female US President, ranged from four to seven percentage points over Mr Trump, the billionaire real estate mogul set to claim the Republican nomination this week.

The ABC/TheWashington Post survey gave Ms Clinton an advantage of four points over Mr Trump. The real estate tycoon was seen trailing by seven points in the CNN/ORC International Pol.

In the ABC News/The Wall Street Journal the former secretary of state leads by five percentage points.

Realclearpolitics.com which maintains all major national polls, said Ms Clinton is leading Mr Trump by 3.2 per cent in an average of major national polls.

But both remain unpopular. The ABC/Post survey said 58 per cent of voters say they are dissatisfied with their choice between Ms Clinton and Mr Trump.

Meanwhile, in a fresh attack on Mr Trump, Clinton campaign said the Republicans themselves are not happy with the controversial tycoon and are avoiding his candidacy which proves he is “temperamentally unfit” to serve as President.

“Two years ago, Republic-ans were envisioning a united Republican convention in Cleveland that would help them win a critical presidential battleground. But that dream never came to fruition,” Chris Wyant, Hillary for Ohio state director, said.

But both remain unpopular. The ABC/Post survey said 58 per cent of voters say they are dissatisfied with their choice between Ms Clinton, the wife of former President Bill Clinton, and Mr Trump, the one-time television reality show host. It said 64 per cent view Mr Trump unfavourably, with 54 per cent looking negatively at Ms Clinton.

The pre-convention polls give Ms Clinton a lead that has declined only slightly through a tumultuous July that began with FBI director James Comey accusing the former secretary of state of being “extremely careless” with her use of a private email server while at the state department, though Mr Comey recommended no charges.