While many agree that Donald Trump had his best debate yet Wednesday night, it still wasn't enough to overcome Hillary Clinton in the snap polls. CNN found that 52 percent of debate watchers thought Clinton appeared to be the winner, while only 39 percent said the same of Trump. YouGov also showed Clinton ahead, at 49 percent to 39 percent among 1,503 registered voters.
Clinton's win wasn't unanimous with pollsters, though. Republican "public opinion guru" Frank Luntz showed Trump as the narrow winner, 14 to 12.
Trump lags behind Clinton 9 points in the most recent national poll.
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