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Debate viewers divided on candidates' performanceWASHINGTON (CNN) -- Registered voters who watched Tuesday night's third and final presidential debate of the fall campaign were split almost evenly over which candidate did a better job, with 46 percent choosing Democratic Vice President Al Gore and 44 percent picking Republican Texas Gov. George W. Bush.
Bush was seen as more likeable and more believable; Gore was viewed as the candidate who expressed himself more clearly. Debate watchers also said Bush answered questions more directly than Gore, and felt that Gore was on the attack more than Bush. Overall, the results of the current poll look roughly similar to the results of the CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll taken after the first debate, indicating that Gore's return to a more aggressive debate style engendered a similar response from the audience. But Gore's narrow 2-point edge in the "better job" question may not predict any results in the presidential trial heats in the days ahead. Gore won a narrow victory among debate watchers in the first debate yet lost ground in trial heats taken in the following days. The poll consisted of interviews with 522 registered voters who watched Tuesday's debate. It is important to note that among the debate viewers participating in the poll, 52 percent identified themselves as Bush supporters and 43 percent said they supported Gore -- an indication that more of the governor's backers watched the face-off. All interviews were conducted after the debate concluded at 10:30 p.m. EDT. CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 17Who Did the Best Job In the Debate? Gore 46% Bush 44 Sampling error: +/-5% pts CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 17Who Did the Best Job In the Debate?
Gore Bush
First Debate 48% 41%
Second Debate 36 49
Third Debate 46 44
Sampling error: +/-5% pts
CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 17How Did Gore Do? Excellent 28% Good 49 Only fair 19 Poor 3 Sampling error: +/-5% pts CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 17How Did Bush Do? Excellent 24% Good 47 Only fair 24 Poor 4 Sampling error: +/-5% pts CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 17Effect of Debate on Your Opinion of Gore More favorable 29% Less favorable 22 No effect 49 Sampling error: +/-5% pts CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 17Effect of Debate on Your Opinion of Bush More favorable 31% Less favorable 17 No effect 51 Sampling error: +/-5% pts CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 17Who Was More Likeable? Bush 60% Gore 31 Sampling error: +/-5% pts CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 17Who Agreed With You More On Issues You Care About? Bush 51% Gore 45 Sampling error: +/-5% pts CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 17Who Expressed Himself More Clearly? Gore 57% Bush 33 Sampling error: +/-5% pts CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 17Who Was More Believable? Bush 52% Gore 41 Sampling error: +/-5% pts CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 17Who Was More in Touch With Average Voter? Bush 47% Gore 45 Sampling error: +/-5% pts CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 17Who Made More Unfair Attacks On the Other Candidate? Gore 56% Bush 25 Sampling error: +/-5% pts CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 17Who Answered Questions More Directly? Bush 51% Gore 40 Sampling error: +/-5% pts CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 17Effect of Debate on Gore Voters More certain to vote for Gore 58% Less certain to vote for Gore 4 No difference 38 Sampling error: +/-8% pts CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 17Effect of Debate on Bush Voters More certain to vote for Bush 58% Less certain to vote for Bush 3 No difference 37 Sampling error: +/-8% pts |
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