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Gore gets slight edge in debate performance pollWASHINGTON (CNN) -- After the first presidential debate of the fall campaign, a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll indicates a slight plurality of voters thought Vice President Al Gore did a better job than Texas Gov. George W. Bush -- but the debate appears to have had little effect on voter support.
Interviews with 435 voters who watched Tuesday night's debate revealed that 48 percent felt Gore did the best job in the debate, while 41 percent felt Bush performed best. The survey was of registered voters, not the more tightly screened likely voters of the CNN/USA Today/Gallup daily tracking poll, and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percent. All interviews were conducted after the debate concluded at 10:30 p.m. EDT. Large majorities of voters in the poll thought the debate performances of both candidates were "excellent" or "good." And more voters than not felt more confident in both candidates' ability to lead the nation. Notably, however, fully 96 percent of those surveyed said "No" to the question: "Did the debate make you switch your vote?" Tuesday's CNN/USA Today/Gallup tracking poll indicated a neck-and-neck race going into tonight's campaign contest, with the Democratic and Republican rivals locked in the tightest presidential race in two decades. In the poll, Gore had 46 percent and Bush had 44 percent. CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 3Who Did the Best Job In the Debate? Gore 48% Bush 41 Sampling error: +/-4% pts CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 3How Did Bush Do? Excellent 20% Good 50 Only fair 27 Poor 3 Sampling error: +/-4% pts CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 3How Did Gore Do? Excellent 25% Good 51 Only fair 20 Poor 4 Sampling error: +/-4% pts CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 3Effect of Debate on Your Opinion of Bush More favorable 34% Less favorable 14 No effect 52 Sampling error: +/-4% pts CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 3Effect of Debate on Your Opinion of Gore More favorable 27% Less favorable 18 No effect 55 Sampling error: +/-4% pts CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 3Did the Debate Make You Switch Your Vote? Yes 3% No 96 Sampling error: +/-4% pts CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 3Confidence in Bush's Ability to Handle the Presidency More confident 40% Less confident 20 No change 38 Sampling error: +/-4% pts CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLLOctober 3Confidence in Gore's Ability to Handle the Presidency More confident 35% Less confident 15 No change 50 Sampling error: +/-4% pts |
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