Instant Polls: Biden the Winner
by Kevin Van Dyke, Editor
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Name: Kevin Van Dyke
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October 2, 2008
Via our friends at Political Wire, two instant polls have already been released:
CNN poll of all debate viewers: Biden 51%-Palin 36%
CBS poll of undecided voters: Biden 46%,-Palin 21%-Draw 33%
As for Democracky’s unscientific poll, so far it’s nearly unanimous for Biden
UPDATE: More on the CBS #’s:
Of undecided voters going in, 18% now support Obama, 10% now support McCain, and 71% are still undecided. This is probably the most important metric of them all.
Correcting for sample selection bias, it appears that Wayne Root actually won the debate: http://www.bobbarr2008.com/root/