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45% Say Biden Won Debate, 37% Say Palin [Rasmussen]
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Oct 04, 2008 10:26am |
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| Category | Poll |
| News Date | Saturday, October 4, 2008 04:25:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Vice Presidential debate on Thursday night attracted a bigger television audience than the Presidential debate a week earlier, but is not likely to have much of an impact on the results of Election 2008.
Forty-five percent (45%) of voters thought Biden won the debate while 37% thought Palin emerged victorious. Fans of each campaign overwhelmingly thought their team won. Obama supporters favored Biden by an 81% to 3% margin while McCain voters declared Palin the victor 76% to 5%.
Government employees were especially impressed with Biden and declared him the winner by a 59% to 22% margin. Entrepreneurs narrowly gave the edge to Palin and retired Americans were evenly divided. Forty-four percent (44%) of those who work for someone else in the private sector named Biden the winner while 37% held the opposite view.
Middle class earners, those making between $40,000 and $100,000 annually, narrowly favored Palin as the victor. Those who earn less than $40,000 or more than $100,000 thought leaned strongly in Biden’s direction.
Voters under 40 said that Biden won, those over 65 said Palin, and those in between were evenly divided.
Following the debate, 59% had a favorable opinion of Biden while 53% said the same about Palin. Opinions about Palin remain stronger. Thirty-six percent (36%) have a Very Favorable opinion of her while 29% hold a Very Unfavorable view. For the Senator from Delaware, those numbers are 25% Very Favorable and 17% Very Unfavorable.
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