(VOVworld) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump cut into Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton's lead slightly after the second presidential debate, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

Clinton retains safe distance ahead of Trump (Source: AFP/VNA)

According to a survey of 806 voters from Saturday to Monday, Clinton garnered 46 percent support, compared to 37 percent for Trump, 8 percent for the Libertarian Party's Gary Johnson, and 2 percent for the Green Party's Jill Stein. In a head-to-head race, Clinton leads Trump by 10 points, 50 percent to 40 percent.