Hillary Clinton is surging in the first poll released after one of Donald Trump's roughest weeks on the campaign trail.
A Morning Consult/Politico pollof likely national voters released Monday gave the former secretary of state a 6-point lead over Trump in a four-way race, with Clinton garnering 42% support to Trump's 36% support, while Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson received 9% support and Green presidential nominee Jill Stein received 2% support.
Clinton's surge comes after Trump has faced a week of largely negative major stories he has attempted to brush off.
After the first presidential debate last Monday night, which was widely seen as a success for Clinton, the real-estate magnate raised eyebrows by repeatedly discussing the physical appearance of Alicia Machado, the winner of the 1996 Miss Universe pageant whom Trump asked to lose weight.