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Californians: Biden Winner Of Debate

California, a Solid-Blue State, Says Biden is 'Clear Winner' of Vice-Presidential Debate

POSTED: 9:02 pm PDT October 2, 2008
UPDATED: 11:36 pm PDT October 2, 2008

By 5:3, California, a Solid-Blue State, said Joe Biden was the 'Clear Winner' of the Vice-Presidential Debate.

Immediately following Thursday night's debate between Republican Sarah Palin and Democrat Joseph Biden, SurveyUSA interviewed 1,100 state of California adults, of whom 839 watched the debate.

Of debate watchers: 51% say Biden was the clear winner. 32% say Palin was the clear winner. 17% say there was no clear winner.

Debate audience in California was 27% Republican, 43% Democrat, 23% Independent. CA Republicans by 2:1 saw Palin as the winner. CA Democrats by 5:1 saw Biden as the winner. Independents, the most critical and coveted group, broke 4:3 for Biden.

Of debate watchers: 44% say their opinion of Palin went up. 23% say their opinion of Palin went down. 52% say their opinion of Biden went up. 14% say their opinion of Biden went down.

California debate watchers by 2:1 say Biden has a better command of the facts, by more than 2:1 say Biden is ready to assume the office of President, should that become necessary. Debate watchers split on who was more likable.

62% say that Biden makes the Democratic ticket stronger, 12% say he makes the ticket weaker, 25% say he makes no difference. 43% say that Palin makes the Republican ticket stronger, 42% say she makes the ticket weaker, 14% say she makes no difference.

Overwhelmingly, debate watchers thought moderator Gwen Ifill was fair to both candidates.

75% of Republicans and 51% overall think Palin would be a better Vice President than Dick Cheney. 47% of Republicans and 73% overall think Biden would be a better Vice President than Dick Cheney.

SurveyUSA CA debate polling conducted exclusively for KABC-TV Los Angeles, KPIX-TV San Francisco, KFSN-TV Fresno, and KGTV-TV San Diego.

Read the complete poll results here.

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