Presidential Debates Will Be a Major Influence for a Third of Voters, Poll Says

9/25/16
 
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from The Wall Street Journal,
9/25/16:

Some 34% say matchups between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will be very important in picking a candidate to support.

One-third of voters say the presidential debates will be very important in helping them decide whom to support for president, with slightly more Republicans than Democrats saying so, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll has found.

Some 34% of registered voters said the set of three presidential debates that start on Monday in New York would be extremely or quite important to their decision.

Among Republicans, 37% said the debates would be important to them, while 31% of Democrats said the same.

About two-thirds of voters said the debates would be only somewhat important to their voting decision or not important at all.

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