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Okay,
mixed metaphors, but I couldn't resist. Today Rush did an
analysis of
last night's debate. I found this excerpt (of an excerpt)
especially
satisfying. While the lefty all-stars are crowing about
Obama's victory, the
touchdowns (or severed limbs) don't add up.
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BLITZER: Here are the results.
Forty-six percent say President Obama won the debate.
Thirty-nine percent say Governor Romney won the debate. This poll
shows it was basically a draw as far as those who actually watched the
debate were concerned.
RUSH: Well, what about those who weren't, Wolf? What's the
point?
BLITZER: When we dig deeper into the numbers,
we're seeing Romney did score points with viewers tonight. Look
at this. Fifty-eight percent, 58% of debate watchers say
Romney would better handle the economy. Forty percent
say President Obama would. That's issue number one. Forty-nine
percent say Romney would better handle health care, compared to 46% for
President Obama. We also asked who would better handle the
issue of taxes. Fifty-one percent say Romney; 44% say President
Obama. Fifty-nine percent say Romney would do a better job on the
deficit. Thirty-six percent say President Obama would do a better
job
on the deficit.
RUSH: That doesn't even sound close, does it? I mean,
that's pretty
devastating. So my question is, how do you get in the overall
poll, 46
say Obama won the debate, 39 say Romney, and then you get those
numbers? Well, it's not even close. It's 58-40 on the
economy; it is
49-46 on health care; it's 51-44 taxes; and 59-36 on the deficit, all
in favor of Romney, CNN poll. Wolf depressed. Then they
bring in John
King, who used to have his own show at CNN. Did they get rid of
John
King for Client No. 9? Was John King moved out for Eliot Spitzer
or
did Spitzer get moved out and King put in? King is back to
reporting
now, and he says that if the numbers that Wolf just recited are true,
then it's over.
- Then the polling data, flash polling comes in: not
even close. Here's Anthony Mason last night, CBS special
coverage of the presidential debate.
MASON: We asked those 500 uncommitted voters
immediately after the debate, who do they think won?
Thirty-seven percent said President Obama, 30% said Governor Romney,
about a third called the debate a tie in their eyes. Here's where
it gets interesting, though, is on the issue of the economy. Who
won the economy tonight? Well, first of all, we asked
which candidate would do a better job of handling the economy. After the debate, 65% said Governor Romney,
34% said President Obama.
RUSH: That's devastating. CBS has their work
cut out for them. I do wonder. I mean, their poll was 37-30
with 33 saying it's a tie. CNN's was 46-39, but then you get into
the internals, it's not even close. So I guess when you say, "Who
won the debate?" these people are judging it in its own separate
universe, but then you get to the specifics of who's the better guy to
deal with problems we got, it's Romney. So that's that. [Full]
Here's even more Analysis
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