NEW POLLS SEND MIXED SIGNALS

A NEW ROUND OF OPINION POLLS APPEAR TO SEND MIXED SIGNALS ABOUT THE TREND IN THE RACE TO THE WHITE HOUSE WITH ONE SHOWING LESS THAN A ONE-POINT GAP BETWEEN HILLARY CLINTON AND DONALD TRUMP WHILE ANOTHER PUTS HER 14 POINTS AHEAD OF HER RIVAL

BIG DEBATE WINNER

Clinton holds a 14-point advantage overall among likely voters in the poll

Republicans are unwilling to say they’ll support the nominee, including some willing to cross the aisle

74%

of likely voters say they think Clinton will be the winner

69%

likely voters think Clinton did better than Trump in the three debates

34%

say the debates made them more likely to vote for Clinton

UPTICK IN RATINGS

Clinton’s ratings have improved slightly in the past month

Clinton supporters are more likely to say she has the best positions on issues and is most qualified to be President

46%

of likely voters now have a favourable view of Clinton

42%

of likely voters had a favourable view of Clinton in Sept

64%

of likely voters have an unfavourable view of Trump

HIGH ON OBAMA

55%

now approve of the job Barack Obama is doing as President, up from 51% in September

There are signs that many Americans aren’t actually looking for dramatic changes

52%

of likely voters say they would most likely vote for someone else even if Obama could run again

The IBD/TIPP poll is said to have made the most accurate prediction in 2012 As per RealClearPolitics, which tracks major national polls, Clinton’s lead is just 5.4 percentage points in an average of polls In the Huffington Post average of polls, Trump is trailing Clinton by six percentage points