Debates Could Swing A Big Chunk Of Voters

The once-in-four years carnival is on and the noise is reaching feverish pitch. The world's largest economy is set to elect its next leader and the world is all ears.

Even as the Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton was thought to be running away with the election results, thanks to Donald Trump's intolerant and conservative stance, some of Clinton's frailties came to the forefront, tilting the scales to a more even plane.

Among the sore points weighing down on Clinton's campaign are the e-mail controversy and questions concerning her health. As the campaign reaches its last leg, the candidates from both parties are set to spar over three televised debates, the first one being Monday night at Hofstra University in New York.

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To gauge the relevance of these debates for the election results, a poll was conducted by Wall Street Journal-NBC. The poll results showed that the debates will influence a third, or 34 percent, of voters. The remaining two-thirds say the debates are unlikely or less likely to influence them.

Separately, a Twitter poll being conducted by Benzinga has thus far turned in a 60:40 verdict in favor of the debates not meaning much to the voters.

"It feels weird to answer this in the negative, but every election I've been conscious of has had a clear correct choice before any debate," said journalist Spencer White.

"Normally yes but given the @debates handling of the @GovGaryJohnson situation, it's just 2 party politics as usual," @sethilusKG Tweeted.

The latest WSJ/NBC poll also hands out the former Secretary of State a slim 6 percentage point lead over Trump, with the continued high ratings of President Obama being a major positive for Clinton.