The presidential race "is going down to the wire," with Monday night's first debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton unlikely to have pulled undecided voters off the fence, pollster John Zogby tells Newsmax TV.
In an interview Tuesday with "Newsmax Prime" host J.D. Hayworth, Zogby, author of "We Are Many, We Are One," said the fact there are undecided voters at all in the tumultuous 2016 race is surprising.
"You have two controversial figures, well-known figures," he said. "But ,we also have two competing visions for America that were laid out very clearly [during the Monday night debate].
"And frankly I'm not sure that either of those visions are compelling to those undecideds yet, just like the personalities are not compelling to the undecideds yet."
"That's why I think this is going to go down to the wire," Zogby said. "I think there are people out there, I know there are people out there, that are saying 'Gee, I wish we had two different candidates.'"
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Undecided voters could ultimately prove key even in the traditionally blue state of Colorado, Zogby said.
"It was solidly in the blue column a couple of weeks ago, at a nine- or 10-point lead for Clinton," he said. "Now that lead has dissipated, and it's pretty much tied."
"I think we're locked in," he added. "I think both candidates are having a problem persuading the late decision-makers. There wasn't anything last night, I don't think, that moved any numbers significantly."
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