13 percent of voters say the presidential debate could change their minds, poll shows
Nearly three-quarters of American voters said they'll tune in to watch Tuesday's first presidential debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden live, a Monmouth University poll released Monday reveals.
Don't expect too many minds to change because of the performance — just 3 percent of those surveyed said the debate is "very likely" to influence their vote, 10 percent said it's "somewhat likely" to do so, and 87 percent said it's "not likely." But those figures are actually almost the exact same as in 2016, so given how that race unfolded, there does seem to be at least some intrigue surrounding the debate.
This is nearly identical to what voters said ahead of the first presidential debate in 2016
Last cycle 75% of voters said they planned to watch the debate
2% said it was very likely to influence their vote
10% said it was somewhat likely
87% said it was not likely— Emma Kinery (@EmmaKinery) September 28, 2020
As for where those voters stand at the moment, per the Monmouth poll, Trump is slowly gaining on Biden, now trailing by six points among registered voters and five points among likely voters.
The Monmouth University poll was conducted over the phone between Sept. 24-27 with 809 registered voters responding. The margin error was 3.5 percentage points. Read the full results here.
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