Did you see the news? Hillary Clinton is a shoo-in to win the election. OK. No-one is saying it quite yet. Certainly not the TV channels in the US, which have their eye on Super Bowl-esque viewing figures for this Sunday’s presidential election debate. Calling it now would put a bit of a dampener on the final month of campaigning for everyone. But a poll released by CNN this week gives the clearest indication yet that Clinton has it in the bag.
It is not a survey of voter intentions. It is not a question asking Americans who they want as their president. Instead, it is a poll showing Barack Obama’s approval ratings hitting a record high for his second term. With 55 per cent of voters saying the president is doing a good job, it matches his best performance since his stratospheric ratings during his first year in office. The implications go beyond Obama’s legacy. They will have an impact when voters go to the polls to elect a new president on November 8. Forecasters
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