US election: Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton in poll for first time since May in wake of email scandal

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The billionaire will not be troubled if other Republicans feel the need to hold their noses before casting a vote in his favour.

He has expanded his pitch to independents and even fringe Democrats amid Mrs Clinton's email controversy, contending that the choice now boils down to him, or chaos.

"We could be facing the very real possibility of a Constitutional crisis," Mr Trump said on Monday night in Michigan, suggesting that Mrs Clinton would find herself on trial during her presidency for jeopardising America's secrets.

"We'd have a criminal trial for a sitting president," he claimed.

Such is the shift in fortunes between the two candidates over the past week that the Clinton campaign had planned a grand victory celebration in New York for election night, complete with a fireworks display over the Hudson River.

The fuses were set to be lit as early as 9:30pm, the New York Post reported, when polls will still be open in much of the US.

It now appears likely that Mrs Clinton, even if she is ultimately victorious, will have to wait quite a bit longer to start the celebrations.

Analysts at Moody's remain confident that Mrs Clinton will prevail, however.

The final installment of the firm's electoral projections shows Mrs Clinton garnering 332 electoral votes to Mr Trump's 206, based in part on improving economic conditions and Mr Obama's popularity.

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