Donald Trump has a small lead in 3 national polls

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Donald Trump found himself ahead in three national polls Friday  morning.

The Republican presidential nominee held a lead of 1 point in the  Investors Business Daily/TIPP tracking poll  over Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in a four-way race that  included Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee  Jill Stein. Trump led Clinton 41% to 40% in the poll.

Trump also held a 2-point lead in the right-leaning Rasmussen poll, also in a four-way race, in  which he had a 43% to 41% edge over Clinton.

And in a two-way race, the Los Angeles Times/USC tracking poll found  him up 45% to 44% over the former secretary of state.

Trump has traditionally fared better in those three polls than in  others conducted during the cycle.

He is still trailing by a considerable amount in the  RealClearPolitics polling averages. In the four-way race, he trails Clinton by 6  points. In a two-way race, he is behind Clinton by 6.3 points.

And in Business Insider's latest electoral map  projection, Clinton has enough electoral votes to secure the  presidency.