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Won The VP Debate? Biden Scores Big,
Palin Unconvincing |
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October 3, 2008 Huffington -- During the
course of the debate, CNN was running a viewer
response line for uncommitted voters in Ohio.
Overall the numbers reflected a very strong
performance for Biden. And while Palin scored
well, at times, among this crowd, the dial
lines indicated that she remains a
controversial figure among females in that
state.
Biden repeatedly won high accolades on a wide
range of topics. His remarks about the
personal trials of having a wife and daughter
die in a car accident sent responses from both
male and females through the roof. His dig at
Dick Cheney -- "the most dangerous Vice
President in history" -- and his pledge to end
the war in Iraq were similarly popular. When
he defended Obama from Palin's attacks, he was
held in equally high regard.
Much of the time, dial responses sunk when
Palin began speaking. Respondents were
generally unenthusiastic when she defended
McCain. Her defense of the surge generated
what was, at best, a flat response. She did
have some high moments -- her final statement,
her defense of Israel and her call to explore
off shore drilling were all popular positions.
Following the debate, only one member of the
focus group said they had decided to support
the McCain-Palin ticket based on the debate; a
half-dozen or more said they would now back
Obama and Biden.
On the other hand, Frank Luntz just quizzed
his focus group on FOX (which was, strangely
enough, sponsored by Budweiser, owned by
Anheuser-Busch, of which Cindy McCain's
Hensley company is the third largest
distributor). Nearly all of them thought Palin
did an excellent job and, perhaps, won the
debate. When she talked about responsibility
-- both on Wall Street and in Washington - the
dial numbers went extremely high. Many
respondents, meanwhile, said she came off as a
"regular American." However, only three
respondents in the group said they had moved
towards voting for the McCain-Palin ticket.
CBS Focus Group: Biden Wins Early numbers from
a nationally representative poll of 473
uncommitted voters give Biden a significant
edge: 46 percent say he won compared to 21
percent for Palin. Thirty-three percent said
it was a tie.
Eighteen percent of previously uncommitted
percent say they are now committed to the
Obama-Biden ticket. Ten percent say they are
now committed to McCain-Palin. Seventy-one
percent are still uncommitted.
Both candidates improved their overall image
tonight. Fifty-three percent of those surveyed
say they now have a better impression of Biden.
Five percent say they have a worse opinion of
the Delaware senator, while 42 percent say
they debate did not change their opinion.
Fifty-five percent say they now have a better
opinion of Palin. Fourteen percent say they
have a worse opinion, while 30 percent say
their opinion hasn't changed.
After the debate, 66 percent see Palin as
knowledgeable about important issues - up from
43 percent before the debate. But Biden still
has the advantage on this - 98 percent saw him
as knowledgeable after the debate. That figure
was 79 percent before the debate. |
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