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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: alan w who wrote (49074)	10/19/2000 10:43:43 AM
From: chomolungma	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I guess the election will hinge on whether we want a smart-ass debater or an honest likeable man. Presidential Debates Gallup/CNN/USA Today Poll. Oct. 17, 2000. N=522 registered voters nationwide who watched the Oct. 17 presidential debate. Respondents were first interviewed Oct. 11-16. MoE +/- 5. . "Regardless of which candidate you happen to support, who do you think did the better job in the debate: [rotate] Al Gore or George W. Bush?" Al Gore: 46% George W. Bush: 44% Both/Equally (vol.) 10% . "How would you rate the job Al Gore did in the debate tonight: excellent, good, only fair, or poor? ... How would you rate the job George W. Bush did in the debate tonight: excellent, good, only fair, or poor?" Gore% Bush% Excellent 28 24 Good 49 47 Only fair 19 24 Poor 4 4 . "Thinking about the following characteristics and qualities, please say whether you think each one better described Al Gore or George W. Bush during tonight’s debate. "Was more likeable" Gore: 31 Bush: 60 "Agreed with you more on the issues you care about" Gore: 45 Bush 51 "Expressed himself more clearly" Gore: 57 Bush: 33 "Was more believable" Gore: 41 Bush: 52 "Was more in touch with the average voter" Gore: 45 Bush: 47