Debate Watchers Give Obama Edge Over McCain

Americans who watched the first presidential debate on Sept. 26 gave Barack Obama the edge over John McCain as having done the better job in the debate, by a 46% to 34% margin. These results are based on a special USA Today/Gallup Poll conducted on Saturday, Sept. 27, the first day after the debate.

The questions about the debate were asked of a random sample of 1,005 national adults as part of the Gallup Poll Daily tracking program on Saturday. ... Full Story »

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Randy Morrow
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by Randy Morrow - Oct. 1, 2008

Interesting poll information from Gallup, but the reader must decide if it really means anything or is just a snap shot of a given group at a given moment.

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