Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA News Poll #14543
Geography Surveyed: California
Data Collected: 10/07/2008
Release Date: 10/07/2008 11:20 PM ET
Sponsors: KABC-TV Los Angeles, KFSN-TV Fresno, KGTV-TV San Diego, KPIX-TV San Francisco
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California, By More Than 2:1, Sees Obama as 'Clear Winner' of 2nd Presidential Debate:
Just as California did after the 1st presidential debate, just as California did after the vice presidential debate, CA today judges Barack Obama the "clear winner" of the 2nd presidential debate. Immediately following tonight's town-hall, SurveyUSA interviewed 1,250 CA adults, of whom 904 watched. Of debate watchers:
56% 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 27% Republican, 45% Democrat, 26% Independent. Republicans by 5:2 saw McCain as the clear winner. Democrats by 8:1 saw Obama as the clear winner. Independents, the most critical and coveted group, broke 5:3 for Obama. 42% say McCain was too forceful. 24% say he was not forceful enough. 32% say McCain was just right. 14% say Obama was too forceful. 19% say Obama was not forceful enough. 63% say Obama was just right. California debate watchers by 2:1 say Obama laid out a better vision for America's future, McCain by 3:1 appeared more angry. Moderator Tom Brokaw was seen as impartial. SurveyUSA California research conducted for KABC-TV Los Angeles, KPIX-TV San Francisco, KGTV-TV San Diego, KFSN-TV Fresno. |
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Asked of 904 debate watchers |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.3 percentage points. |
| Was John McCain the clear winner? Was Barack Obama the clear winner? Or, was there no clear winner? |
| 26% | John McCain |
| 56% | Barack Obama |
| 18% | No Clear Winner |
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Asked of 904 debate watchers |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.3 percentage points. |
| Did the candidates spend too much time attacking each other? Too little time? Or the right amount of time? |
| 33% | Too Much |
| 17% | Too Little |
| 48% | Just The Right Amount |
| 2% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 904 debate watchers |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.2 percentage points. |
| Was Barack Obama too forceful? Not forceful enough? Or just right? |
| 14% | Too Forceful |
| 19% | Not Forceful Enough |
| 63% | Just Right |
| 4% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 904 debate watchers |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.3 percentage points. |
| Was John McCain too forceful? Not forceful enough? Or just right? |
| 42% | Too Forceful |
| 24% | Not Forceful Enough |
| 32% | Just Right |
| 2% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 904 debate watchers |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.3 percentage points. |
| Which candidate was more angry? |
| 52% | McCain |
| 18% | Obama |
| 29% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 904 debate watchers |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.2 percentage points. |
| Which candidate laid out a better vision for America's future? |
| 31% | McCain |
| 62% | Obama |
| 6% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 904 debate watchers |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 2.3 percentage points. |
| Was the moderator of the debate, Tom Brokaw, fair to both candidates? Unfair to McCain? Or Unfair to Obama? |
| 86% | Fair To Both |
| 6% | Unfair To McCain |
| 7% | Unfair To Obama |
| 2% | Not Sure |
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Asked of 904 debate watchers |
| Credibility Interval for this question = ± 3.2 percentage points. |
| Was the town-hall format successful? Or unsuccessful? |
| 62% | Successful |
| 22% | Unsuccessful |
| 16% | Not Sure |
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