"We had a great, great time last night," a beaming Clinton told reporters on a plane taking her to North Carolina for a renewed bout of campaigning. "That was a snap survey of 521 voters that said 62 per cent found Clinton the winner against 27 per cent for Trump.But a CNBC online poll had it the other way round: 35 per cent for Clinton compared to 65 per cent for Trump. "Clearly Clinton was by far the most informed and skilled debater," said Steffen Schmidt , a professor of political science at Iowa State University. "We all know how many times Donald Trump has been counted out, only for him to endure," it said. "We also know that Clinton and Trump are talking to two very different countries, and political analysts and reporters are generally in the country Clinton, not Trump, inhabits," it added.

Source: Economic Times September 27, 2016 20:48 UTC