CNN POLL: Obama big winner -- On who understands your problems better Obama won by 30 points

[grantcart]

Just now on CNN Schnieder indicated that on the overall question of who won the debate Obama 51 McCain 38


All other categories including on Iraq Obama was ahead.


Also said that people indicated that it would help them make up their minds to vote for Obama.



Schneider says its a big enough number that there should be a debate bump in the polls next week.



Also if you saw Obama/Biden rally Obama was on fire in the after debate spin and was nailing McCain point after point.

[darius15]

1. Yup. People saw the difference last night. And what a difference it was.

[mucifer]

2. This wasn't an online poll right?

[darius15]

3. Nope. They called 500-something viewers.

[snowbear]

4. And the next two debates are only going to get better for President Obama...

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[tulsakatz]

5. this is what I've been waiting for........

I knew he would be great in the debate! And I do expect his poll numbers to get better too!

[CitizenLeft]

6. holy smokes!

I'm not surprised, WE knew...! But... wow, to finally see our candidate get the kudos he deserves... as a lifelong Dem, I'm not used to it...!

[grantcart]

20. neither am I

[C_U_L8R]

7. The pundits are looking foolish

they need to get in tune with the people or they'll be out of a job soon.
Being 100% wrong is not a great career strategy in the pundit biz.

[fujiyama]

24. They were 100% Wrong on the war

and most kept their jobs. Those that were right, were kicked off TV.

Being wrong is a prereq for being a talking head I think...

[City Lights]

8. Prepare to see an even nastier, more reckless version of McNasty in the

coming days and weeks. :scared:

[ingac70]

17. Maybe he'll try to cancel the rest of the debates?

His theatrics just harm him politically.

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

9. Obama's closing the deal. He looked like he was president last night.

[grantcart]

19. and right on schedule any earlier and he would have peaked to early

[Schulzz]

10. And McCain's goal was to convince people that Obama doesn't understand.

He said it several times. Has not worked out so well? :shrug:

[Chrisnreno]

11. This debate was about foregin policy mostly...

What topics do the next two debates cover? Anybody here know? I feel stupid for not knowing, but I honestly don't. I figure there will be another debate that focuses primarily on domestic/economic issues. What about the third then?

[Connie_Corleone]

12. The second debate is a townhall style debate.

Questions from the audience, I guess. The third debate is on the economy.

[Chrisnreno]

13. Ok, got it. Thanks very much! nt

[alfredo]

14. Paper or plastic, and tastes great vs less filling.

[Chrisnreno]

15. LOL. I'll definitely be tuning in for that one.

[alfredo]

22. We will need to devise a drinking game for the remaining debates.

Of course a drinking game for every time Palin talks out her ass will send a lot of people to the emergency room.

[nam78_two]

16. Recd.nt

[grantcart]

18. what a great picture

[grantcart]

21. more details

A pair of one-night polls gave Barack Obama a clear edge over John McCain in their first presidential debate.

Fifty-one percent said Obama, the Democrat, did a better job in Friday night's faceoff while 38 percent preferred the Republican McCain, according to a CNN-Opinion Research Corp. survey of adults.

Obama was widely considered more intelligent, likable and in touch with peoples' problems, and by modest margins was seen as the stronger leader and more sincere. Most said it was McCain who spent more time attacking his opponent.

About six in 10 said each did a better job than expected. Seven in 10 said each seemed capable of being president.

In a CBS News poll of people not committed to a candidate, 39 percent said Obama won the debate, 24 percent said McCain and 37 percent called it a tie. Twice as many said Obama understands their needs than said so about McCain.

Seventy-eight percent said McCain is prepared to be president, about the same proportion of uncommitted voters as said so before the debate. Sixty percent said Obama is ready - a lower score than McCain, but a solid 16-percentage-point improvement from before the debate.

In another Obama advantage in the CBS poll, far more said their image of him had improved as a result of the debate than said it had worsened. More also said their view of McCain had gotten better rather than worse, but by a modest margin.

The CNN poll involved telephone interviews with 524 adults who watched the debate and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points. The CBS survey involved online interviews with 483 uncommitted voters who saw the debate and had an error margin of plus or minus 4 points. It was conducted by Knowledge Networks, which initially selected the respondents by telephone.

Both polls were conducted Friday night.

Polls conducted on one night can be less reliable than surveys conducted over several nights because they only include the views of people available that particular evening.

[Realityhack]

23. Citation Needed. ;-) (seriously a link would be nice if you can find one). n/t

[phrigndumass]

25. Bump!

For you and for the polls next week :D