Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #14499
Geography Surveyed: State of Washington
Data Collected: 10/02/2008
Release Date: 10/02/2008 11:05 PM ET
Sponsor: KING-TV Seattle
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State of Washington Awards Split-Decision on Palin-Biden Vice Presidential Debate:
Immediately following tonight's debate between Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joe Biden, SurveyUSA interviewed 1,100 state of Washington adults, of whom 806 watched tonight's debate.
Of debate watchers: 42% say Palin was the clear winner. 39% say Biden was the clear winner. 18% say there was no clear winner. Debate audience was 26% Republican, 33% Democrat, 34% Independent. Republicans by 6:1 saw Palin as the winner. Democrats by 5:1 saw Biden as the winner. Independents, the most critical and coveted group, broke 5:4 for Palin.
Of debate watchers: Washington state debate watchers say: Palin was more likable. Biden had a better command of the facts. Biden was more ready to assume the office of President, should that become necessary.
54% say that Biden makes the Democratic ticket stronger, 17% say he makes the ticket weaker, 27% say he makes no difference.
82% of Republicans and 60% overall think Palin would be a better Vice President than Dick Cheney. SurveyUSA state of Washington research conducted exclusively for KING-TV Seattle. |
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Asked of 806 debate watchers | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.5% |
| Was Sarah Palin the clear winner? Was Joe Biden the clear winner? Or was there no clear winner? |
| 42% | Palin |
| 39% | Biden |
| 18% | No Clear Winner |
| 1% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 806 debate watchers | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.5% |
| Did your opinion of Sarah Palin go up? down? Or stay the same? |
| 52% | Up |
| 19% | Down |
| 29% | Same |
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Asked of 806 debate watchers | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.5% |
| Did your opinion of Joe Biden go up? down? Or stay the same? |
| 42% | Up |
| 20% | Down |
| 39% | Same |
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Asked of 806 debate watchers | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.5% |
| Who had a better command of the facts? |
| 36% | Palin |
| 49% | Biden |
| 15% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 806 debate watchers | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.5% |
| Who was more likeable? |
| 51% | Palin |
| 34% | Biden |
| 14% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 806 debate watchers | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.5% |
| Who appears more ready to assume the office of President, if that should become necessary? |
| 36% | Palin |
| 54% | Biden |
| 10% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 806 debate watchers | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.5% |
| Who had the best one-liner tonight? |
| 49% | Palin |
| 30% | Biden |
| 21% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 806 debate watchers | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.5% |
| Does Joe Biden make the Democratic ticket stronger, weaker, or does he make no difference? |
| 54% | Stronger |
| 17% | Weaker |
| 27% | No Difference |
| 2% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 806 debate watchers | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.5% |
| Does Sarah Palin make the Republican ticket stronger, weaker, or does she makes no difference? |
| 47% | Stronger |
| 35% | Weaker |
| 17% | No Difference |
| 1% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 806 debate watchers | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 2.1% |
| Was the moderator of the debate, Gwen Ifill, fair to both candidates? Unfair to Palin? Or Unfair to Biden? |
| 90% | Fair To Both |
| 8% | Unfair To Palin |
| 2% | Unfair To Biden |
| 1% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 806 debate watchers | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.4% |
| Would Sarah Palin be a better Vice President than Dick Cheney? Worse? Or would she be no different than Cheney? |
| 60% | Better |
| 15% | Worse |
| 21% | No Different |
| 3% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 806 debate watchers | Margin of Sampling Error for this question = ± 3.4% |
| Would Joe Biden be a better Vice President than Dick Cheney? Worse? Or would he be no different than Cheney? |
| 63% | Better |
| 21% | Worse |
| 14% | No Different |
| 1% | Not Sure |
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