In post-debate poll, big bipartisan majorities say Hillary Clinton the most electable candidate

A new post-debate poll has good news for Hillary Clinton — (Image credit: Erich Schlegel/Getty Images)

There's plenty of good news for Hillary Clinton in the latest Associated Press-GfK poll, released late Tuesday. Her standing among Democrats is up after her performance in the first Democratic presidential debate — 78 percent say they have a favorable view of Clinton, up 8 percentage points from July — but she is also considered the most likely of any candidate to win the White House.

Overall, 75 percent of respondents said Clinton could win a general election, including two-thirds of Republicans and 90 percent of Democrats. No Republican tops the 50 percent mark, with Donald Trump and Jeb Bush coming closest at 48 percent of Americans who say they could win the White House. The only other candidate to get a majority on electability is Vice President Joe Biden, at 56 percent. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is underwater — 44 percent of voters (and 52 percent of Democrats) say he could get elected, 51 percent say no way — and big majorities say every Republican but Bush and Trump "definitely could not win."

The poll was conducted Oct. 15-19 among 1,027 adults. It has a margin of error of ±3.3 percentage points. You can find more information in the AP video below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.