CNN National Poll: Obama wins debate 54-30

[DCBob]

Post-debate polling favors Obama over McCain
Updated Wed. Oct. 8 2008 4:22 PM ET

The Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- John McCain dismissively called rival Barack Obama "that one," Obama mocked McCain's "Straight Talk Express," and both left the debate stage to return to the campaign trail Wednesday.

CNN's national poll of debate watchers found that 54 per cent said Obama did the best job, compared to 30 per cent who said McCain performed better. While 51 per cent of those polled said they had a favorable opinion of McCain, unchanged from before the debate started, 64 per cent said they had a favorable opinion of Obama, up 4 percentage points from before the debate.

By more than a 2-1 margin, 65 per cent to 28 per cent, more people said they found Obama more likable than McCain during the debate, according to the CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey.

On the question of who won the debate, a CBS News/Knowledge Networks poll of uncommitted voters found a similar result. Forty per cent said Obama won, 26 per cent said McCain won, and 34 per cent thought it was a tie.

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Of course we all knew that but it was good to see it in hard numbers. Look for a big boost in the daily tracking polls tomorrow.