"Mrs. Clinton’s lead fell to one point, at 39% to Mr. Trump’s 38%, when Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein are part of the mix. With both Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Trump saddled with low approval ratings, voters seem to be looking for alternatives. Together, Mr. Johnson and Ms. Stein were the choice of 16% of those who took part in the survey."
The headline number is of the 2 way race. But it's not a 2-way race. It's a 4-way race, with the Greens and Libertarians. I doubt Johnson will win 10% in November but I'd be surprised if he doesn't do better than the 0.99% he won last time.
What I carry away from this is that at -1% Trump is doing amazingly well, considering the kind of week he had.
(If the Democrats are really 54% of voters now, I'm going to quit working and wait for all my free stuff to arrive.)
I thought the title of the piece was a shame, given everything he wrote about the polls. Click bait I guess.