Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #14544
Geography Surveyed: State of Washington
Data Collected: 10/07/2008
Release Date: 10/07/2008 11:05 PM ET
Sponsor: KING-TV Seattle
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In Striking Contrast to 1st McCain-Obama Debate, State of Washington Sees Obama as 'Clear Winner' of Round #2:
Immediately following tonight's town-hall debate, SurveyUSA interviewed 1,000 state of Washington adults, of whom 741 watched the debate. Of debate watchers:
54% say Obama was the clear winner. Debate audience was split on whether candidates spent too much time, or just the right amount of time, attacking each other. Audience was 21% Republican, 40% Democrat, 38% Independent. This is significant because it means some Republicans may have lost interest in the race. Republican audience was larger for the 1st presidential and the vice presidential debate. Republicans by 7:1 saw McCain as the clear winner. Democrats by 11:1 saw Obama as the clear winner. Independents, the most critical and coveted group, broke 5:3 for Obama. 42% say McCain was too forceful. 20% say he was not forceful enough. 35% say McCain was just right. 18% say Obama was too forceful. 20% say Obama was not forceful enough. 58% say Obama was just right. Washington state debate watchers say Obama laid out a better vision for America's future, McCain appeared more angry. Moderator Tom Brokaw was seen as impartial. SurveyUSA state of Washington research conducted exclusively for KING-TV Seattle. |
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Asked of 741 debate watchers | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.7% |
| Was John McCain the clear winner? Was Barack Obama the clear winner? Or, was there no clear winner? |
| 29% | John McCain |
| 54% | Barack Obama |
| 18% | No Clear Winner |
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Asked of 741 debate watchers | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.7% |
| Did the candidates spend too much time attacking each other? Too little time? Or the right amount of time? |
| 41% | Too Much |
| 14% | Too Little |
| 41% | Just The Right Amount |
| 4% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 741 debate watchers | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.6% |
| Was Barack Obama too forceful? Not forceful enough? Or just right? |
| 18% | Too Forceful |
| 20% | Not Forceful Enough |
| 58% | Just Right |
| 4% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 741 debate watchers | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.7% |
| Was John McCain too forceful? Not forceful enough? Or just right? |
| 42% | Too Forceful |
| 20% | Not Forceful Enough |
| 35% | Just Right |
| 3% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 741 debate watchers | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.7% |
| Which candidate was more angry? |
| 49% | McCain |
| 21% | Obama |
| 29% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 741 debate watchers | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.6% |
| Which candidate laid out a better vision for America's future? |
| 35% | McCain |
| 60% | Obama |
| 6% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 741 debate watchers | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 2.2% |
| Was the moderator of the debate, Tom Brokaw, fair to both candidates? Unfair to McCain? Or Unfair to Obama? |
| 90% | Fair To Both |
| 5% | Unfair To McCain |
| 4% | Unfair To Obama |
| 2% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 741 debate watchers | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.5% |
| Was the town-hall format successful? Or unsuccessful? |
| 65% | Successful |
| 21% | Unsuccessful |
| 14% | Not Sure |
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