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