Undecided voters scored the debate for Biden
It’s been everywhere, but in case you haven’t seen it, a CBS poll of uncommitted voters gave the edge to Joe Biden in last night’s debate:
Forty-six percent of the uncommitted voters surveyed say Democrat Joe Biden won the debate, compared to 21 percent for Republican Sarah Palin. Thirty-three percent said it was a tie.
Eighteen percent of previously uncommitted percent say they are now committed to the Obama-Biden ticket. Ten percent say they are now committed to McCain-Palin. Seventy-one percent are still uncommitted.
Both candidates improved their overall image tonight. Fifty-three percent of those surveyed say they now have a better impression of Biden. Five percent say they have a worse opinion of the Delaware senator, while 42 percent say they debate did not change their opinion.
Fifty-five percent say they now have a better opinion of Palin. Fourteen percent say they have a worse opinion, while 30 percent say their opinion hasn’t changed.
After the debate, 66 percent see Palin as knowledgeable about important issues – up from 43 percent before the debate. But Biden still has the advantage on this – 98 percent saw him as knowledgeable after the debate. That figure was 79 percent before the debate.
That’s essentially unanimous.
Fifty-five percent say Palin is prepared for the job, up from 39 percent before the debate. Ninety-seven percent say Biden is prepared, up from 81 percent pre-debate.
Although Palin made some gains on the question of whether she could serve as president if needed, she rose just 9 points on that measure. Now 44 percent say the Alaska governor could be an effective president. Ninety-one percent said Biden could be effective as president, up from 66 percent before the debate.
Basically, Joe Biden solidified himself as a qualified, prepared, intelligent candidate. Palin didn’t start chewing on her own hand, but she didn’t convince anybody either.
She simply pacified the wingnuts, whose little lizard brains don’t require much.
(h/t Blue Texan)
October 3, 2008 at 8:55 pm
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