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spanone

(135,791 posts)
Tue Sep 27, 2016, 08:36 AM Sep 2016

Post-debate poll: Hillary Clinton takes round one

(CNN)Hillary Clinton was deemed the winner of Monday night's debate by 62% of voters who tuned in to watch, while just 27% said they thought Donald Trump had the better night, according to a CNN/ORC Poll of voters who watched the debate.

That drubbing is similar to Mitt Romney's dominant performance over President Barack Obama in the first 2012 presidential debate.

Voters who watched said Clinton expressed her views more clearly than Trump and had a better understanding of the issues by a margin of more than 2-to-1. Clinton also was seen as having done a better job addressing concerns voters might have about her potential presidency by a 57% to 35% margin, and as the stronger leader by a 56% to 39% margin.

The gap was smaller on which candidate appeared more sincere and authentic, though still broke in Clinton's favor, with 53% saying she was more sincere vs. 40% who felt Trump did better on that score. Trump topped Clinton 56% to 33% as the debater who spent more time attacking their opponent.


http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/27/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-debate-poll/
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Post-debate poll: Hillary Clinton takes round one (Original Post) spanone Sep 2016 OP
Yup. Only die hard right wing nutjobs thought Trump won that debate. SunSeeker Sep 2016 #1
Paddy Chayefsky's vision of Television in creation of Network has become a reality still_one Sep 2016 #2

SunSeeker

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1. Yup. Only die hard right wing nutjobs thought Trump won that debate.
Tue Sep 27, 2016, 08:39 AM
Sep 2016

Any sane, honest person would acknowledge that debate was a disaster for Trump.

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