Former President Donald Trump had a strong final week of September as the race for president enters the home stretch.

 

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Gallup released an in-depth analysis Tuesday showing that the Republican Party has the advantage in two of the most important election predicting indicators: party affiliation and the answer to which party is better able to handle the country's problems.

 

The analysis found that 48 percent of Americans identify or lean Republican, compared to 45 percent of Americans who identify or lean Democratic. That's the first time Republicans held an advantage on party ID in two decades.

 

It also showed that 46 percent say the GOP is better able to handle the country's most important problem, compared to 41 percent who said the same of the Democratic Party. These two measures have the strongest relationship to past presidential election outcomes.

 

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