Final debate results
October 16, 2008From Electoral-Vote.com (check out their cool icon in the right column):
Immediately after the debate, Opinion Research Corp., CNN’s pollster this year, ran a poll on who won. Once again, Obama won, 58% to 31%, an almost 2 to 1 margin… On the economy… 59% said Obama would manage it better and 24% said McCain would. Respondents also preferred Obama’s stand on taxes by 56% to 41% and also his stand on health care by 62% to 31%. In addition, the people polled also said Obama expressed his views better, was the stronger leader, was more likeable, and was less of a typical politician… As it did before, CBS commissioned Knowledge Networks to run a poll among uncommitted voters. The 638 respondents said Obama won, 53% to 22%. Before the debate 54% thought Obama shared their values (a key Republican selling point). Afterwards it was 64%. For McCain the figures were 52% and 55%, respectively. Before the debate, 54% thought Obama would make the right decisions about the economy; after it was 65%. For McCain the numbers were 38% and 48%, respectively. Before the debate, 66% thought Obama understood their needs; afterwards it was 76%. For McCain it was 36% to 46%.
Looks like Obama has come through the debates smelling presidential. And I’m not talking about Bill Clinton’s cigars.
He might actually win this thing. It’s gonna take a big October surprise and some nasty vote-count cheating to stop the big O now.
