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Luntz focus group splits over who won the final debate
A focus group led by veteran Republican pollster Frank Luntz gave Donald Trump a slightly higher rating on Wednesday night when asked who won the third and final presidential debate.
Luntz hosted a group of 26 undecided Nevada voters at the debate in Las Vegas, where Trump and Hillary Clinton faced off for the last time before voters cast their ballots on Nov. 8. At the end of the 90-minute spectacle, 14 voters said Trump came out on top while 12 voters thought Clinton scored a victory.
Read More >>Debate Takeaways: Donald Trump Had a Lot to Do, and He Didn’t Do It
Last chance, no backsies. The third and final presidential debate, held in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, was the last real chance for either Hillary Clinton or Donald J. Trump to shift the momentum of the 2016 campaign. Wherever the race is now, it is highly likely to stay that way for the next 19 days. So what happened? Check out our takeaways.
Read More >>Hillary Clinton wins third presidential debate, according to CNN / ORC poll
Hillary Clinton won the final presidential debate, topping Donald Trump by a 13-point margin according to a CNN/ORC poll of debate watchers, giving Clinton a clean sweep across all three of this year’s presidential debates.
One last hurdle for Clinton
With a noticeable lead in nearly all the polls, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has only to avoid any major gaffes in tonight’s debate or for the remaining 20 days if she wants to be elected, at least according to an assessment in this morning’s Politico:
Can Clinton keep her head down?
Hillary Clinton’s favorite way to abuse a lead is to take her foot off the gas pedal and coast. This time, as the campaign confidently expands into red states with just ... Read More >>
Can Clinton keep her head down?
Hillary Clinton’s favorite way to abuse a lead is to take her foot off the gas pedal and coast. This time, as the campaign confidently expands into red states with just three weeks to go, it’s a tendency her team actually wants her to indulge in the final, bitter face-off against Donald Trump.
The goal for Clinton, according to a longtime aide, is to make Trump “shadowbox” his way through the 90-minute session Wednesday night — by keeping her head down and avoiding direct confrontation as he hurls personal and Wiki-related attacks in her direction.
Read More >>Trump seeks game-changer in last debate
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are set to face a huge national audience together for the last time before Election Day.
The stakes could hardly be higher Wednesday in Las Vegas, where the two major-party presidential nominees will meet for their third and final debate.
Read More >>Clinton’s Texas Opportunity (And Her Texas Problem)
Another day, another traditionally Republican state that Donald Trump could shockingly manage to lose. Yesterday, I wrote about Utah, where Trump’s weakness with Mormon voters could throw the state to Hillary Clinton or to independent candidate Evan McMullin. Today, we turn to Texas, where two new polls show a tight race: A University of Houston poll has Trump up just 3 percentage points there, while SurveyMonkey puts Trump’s lead at 2 points.
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