ABC NEWS POLL: THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE - 9/30/04
ABC NEWS POLL: THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ¨C 9/30/04
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
A Win for Kerry
In the First Debate
John Kerry won the first debate and with it a shot at reinvigorating his campaign for the
presidency. But in the first blush, vote preferences among viewers were unmoved.
Among a random sample of 531 registered voters who watched the debate, 45 percent
called Kerry the winner, 36 percent said it was Bush, and 17 percent called it a tie. It was
a clean win for Kerry: Independents by a 20-point margin said he prevailed.
Moreover, while 70 percent of Bush¡¯s supporters said Bush was the winner, considerably
more Kerry supporters ¨C 89 percent ¨C said their man won.
Kerry
Bush
Tie
Who won?
(among debate viewers)
45%
36%
17%
As is customary, the debate did not immediately change many minds. Bush¡¯s support was
50 percent among viewers before the debate, and 51 percent after it; Kerry¡¯s, 46 percent
before, 47 percent after. Ralph Nader had 1 percent before and a tad less than that after.
Bush
Kerry
Nader
Vote preference among debate viewers
Before the debate
After the debate
50%
51%
46%
47%
1%
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