By: Kim Smith
The first presidential debate between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democrat rival Hillary Clinton is over and Americans have been weighing in on who they believed won.
Mainstream media reports have suggested that Clinton won the debate, but online polls declared a different winner. In fact, three online polls revealed that Trump not only won the debate, but crushed Clinton.
Probably not what Clinton expected.
Tuesday morning, CNBC reported that Trump had a significant lead in results, with almost 70 percent of viewers stating Trump beat Clinton. Only 33 percent of those voting believed Clinton won.
That’s an incredible lead.
A Time poll had Clinton trailing Trump with 45 percent to 55 percent.
News aggregator (and well-known Trump supporter) Matt Drudge conducted a poll as well, in which an overwhelming percentage of participants believed Trump won the debate. Over 80 percent of some 1,300,000 voting said Trump won the debate, while only 17 percent said Clinton won.
These poll numbers spell trouble for Team Clinton any way you try to spin it.
The former secretary of state was probably hoping to walk away with a substantial lead among voters after the debate. It looks like she might have a hard time convincing many voters that she is a person they can trust — a persistent problem because of her ongoing email scandal, constant health scares, alleged irregularities associated with the Clinton Foundation and assorted dodgy situations going back at least as far as her time as first lady.
Voters seem to sense she’s covering something up.
It should be noted that online polls do not generally represent likely voters and therefore cannot be used to predict election outcomes. However, they do measure the level of support and enthusiasm viewers have for nominees — and voter enthusiasm is critically important as the election nears.
It will be interesting to see how the rivals fare in the next debates, which are scheduled for Oct. 9 and Oct. 19.
http://conservativetribune.com/polls-who-won-last-nights-debate/