24 hours before the final Presidential debate between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton, and 48 hours before North Carolina voters begin casting ballots, Clinton nominally leads Trump by two points, 46% to 44%, according to this latest SurveyUSA poll conducted exclusively for Time Warner Cable News. Libertarian Gary Johnson takes 6% of the vote; 4% of likely voters are undecided. In a 2-way match-up, Clinton still edges Trump by 2 points, 48% to 46%.

Trump leads by 11 points among men; Clinton leads by 12 among women -- a 23-point gender gap. Among suburban men, Trump leads by 3; among suburban women Clinton leads by 33. In rural NC, Trump leads by 34 points among men, and by 6 points among women. Trump leads among middle-aged voters; Clinton leads among younger and older voters. Among whites, Trump leads 5:3; among blacks, Clinton leads by nearly 7:1. 9% of registered Republicans cross over to vote for Clinton; 17% of registered Democrats cross over to vote for Trump. Unaffiliated voters -- those who have not registered a political party preference with the state -- are divided. 88% of those who, regardless of their party registration, consider themselves to be Republicans vote Trump; 94% of those who identify as Democrats vote Clinton. Self-described independents favor Trump by 6 points. Clinton wins moderates by 8 points.

Trump leads by 17 points among those who say the economy is the most important issue in this year's election, and by 45 points among those who say immigration is most important. Clinton leads by 32 points among voters focused on health care and by 62 points among voters who say education is the most important issue. Among voters with high school educations, Trump leads 2:1; among voters who have attended some college, Trump holds a slight lead; among those who have graduated a 4-year college, Clinton leads 5:3. Men with high school educations prefer Trump by nearly 5:1. College-educated whites break for Clinton, 45% to 39%.

In the race for United States Senator from North Carolina, Republican Richard Burr today edges Democrat Deborah Ross 45% to 43%. Burr leads by 12 points among men; Ross leads by 8 points among women. Both Burr and Ross hold 86% of their self-identified partisan base; those describing themselves as independents split, with 12% of independents voting for Libertarian Sean Haugh, who takes 6% of the vote overall. Burr leads in greater Greensboro; Ross leads in greater Raleigh. Elsewhere, the race is tied.

Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper today edges Republican incumbent Governor Pat McCrory 47% to 45%. Cooper leads by 8 points among voters under age 50; McCrory leads by 6 among voters age 50+. Whites back McCrory by 15 points; blacks back Cooper by 55 points. Independents back Cooper by 5 points; moderates back Cooper by 17. High school educated voters prefer McCrory 5:3; college educated voters prefer Cooper 5:3. Cooper edges McCrory among the least affluent and leads by 8 among the most affluent; middle-income voters split. Cooper leads by 12 in greater Raleigh; McCrory leads by 14 in southern and coastal North Carolina; the race is tied elsewhere.

77% of registered voters say it is "very important" whoever is elected President is qualified to be Commander in Chief on their first day in office. Among Clinton voters, 92% say it is very important; among Trump voters, 65% do.

51% say that based on the content of leaked emails from the Clinton campaign, the Democratic National Committee did not treat the Clinton and Sanders campaigns evenhandedly. 29% say the DNC did treat the campaigns evenhandedly. 77% of Trump voters say the DNC did not act evenhandedly; 24% of Clinton voters agree.

49% of registered voters say based on what they know about the way in which Donald Trump has treated women that Trump is unfit to serve as President. 47% say Trump is not unfit to serve. 32% say Hillary Clinton is unfit to serve as President based on what they know about the way in which Bill Clinton has treated women; 61% say Hillary Clinton is not unfit to serve. Among Trump voters, 3% say Donald Trump is unfit to serve based on what they know about how Donald Trump treats women; among Trump voters, 62% say Hillary Clinton is unfit to serve as President based on what they know about how Bill Clinton treats women.

HB2, the state law passed 7 months ago which prohibited local governments from passing anti-discrimination rules and overturned the Charlotte ordinance that would have allowed transgender people to use the bathroom corresponding to their gender identity, is today seen as a good idea by 45% of registered voters, and a bad idea by 43%. In April, voters by an 11-point margin called the law a good idea. In April, 45% of voters predicted the law would have a negative impact on business, while 29% said it would have no impact. Today, 58% say there has been a negative impact on business; 25% say the law has made no difference. Similarly, in April, a 20-point margin of registered voters said the law would have a negative impact on North Carolina's overall image; today, that margin has widened to 36 points. Unchanged in seven months: an 11-point margin of registered voters, 50% to 39%, say transgender people should not be allowed to use the bathroom of the gender they identify with.

Context and Filtering: SurveyUSA interviewed 800 state of North Carolina adults 10/14/16 through 10/16/16. Of the adults, 723 were registered to vote. Of the registered, 651 were determined by SurveyUSA to be likely to vote on or before 11/08/16 in the Presidential election. This research was conducted using blended sample, mixed mode. Respondents reachable on a home telephone (71% of likely voters) were interviewed on their home telephones in the recorded voice of a professional announcer. Respondents not reachable on a home telephone (29% of likely voters) were shown a questionnaire on the display of their smartphone, tablet or other electronic device. Republican Mitt Romney defeated Democrat Barack Obama by 2 points in 2012; Obama defeated Republican John McCain by less than 1 point in 2008. North Carolina has 15 electoral votes.