The following are results of a poll conducted by SurveyUSA, asked of 403 South Carolina adults who listened to the debate last night:
31% Obama
24% Clinton
14% Edwards
13% Not Sure
6% Biden
4% Richardson
3% Kucinich
2% Dodd
2% Gravel
Interestingly, women went for Hillary Clinton (31%) and Barack Obama (26%), while men went overwhelmingly for Obama (35%), followed by Clinton (19%) and Edwards (13%). People who might want to think about bagging it? Chris Dodd, who is an asterisk in broader polling and who had only 2% of South Carolinians saying that he won the debate last night. Dodd's a fine Senator, but something's just not clicking there on his Presidential candidacy. Obviously, Mike Gravel isn't going anywhere, nor is Dennis Kucinich. But something tells me they will both hang around for a while, if for no other reason than entertainment value. If, that is, you find Gravel's Grandpa Simpson imitation to be entertaining! :)
Comments
I couldn't get the image out of my head. (Pain - 4/27/2007 8:21:33 AM)
"Mike Gravel isn't going anywhere, nor is Dennis Kucinich"
I kept seeing in my minds eye the SNL skit with Perot and Stockdale riding in the car, and Perot kicks Stockdale out on a deserted country road. Hilarious.
Oh, and my take on the debate (Pain - 4/27/2007 8:26:03 AM)
I thought the 3 front runners are obviously still the front runners, but I have no real opinion on how they line up right now. I wanted to like Richardson, but the way he kept leaning into the questions made me think he was going cup his ear and say "ay, whats that, can you repeat the question?".
And, someone tell Joe Biden this wasn't a night at the Improv.
Out of curiosity, did you watch the debate (Lowell - 4/27/2007 8:27:37 AM)
or listen to it? I listened to it on CSPAN, so I didn't see the body language. Thus, Richardson sounded pretty good to me on the radio, but you say he was "leaing into the questions," which I didn't see. Interesting.
Watched it. (Pain - 4/27/2007 8:31:37 AM)
I streamed it on MSNBC.com There were several questions where I really thought he was going to ask Brian to repeat the question. He answered them fine, but his body language was rather distracting, to me anyway.
Gravel is hilarious! (Lowell - 4/27/2007 8:30:25 AM)
Ee gads.
Haaaaaaahahahahaha! What a SHOW (phriendlyjaime - 4/27/2007 9:04:23 AM)
Thadd and I looked at each other at one point, and we were both completely stunned that Kucinich was coming off as the normal guy this time around.
Oh, and I actually really liked Biden, as slimy as he is. But then again-you all know where I stand on this issue...my guy hasn'tannounced yet.
;)
My god... (Tom Joad (Kevin) - 4/27/2007 12:14:35 PM)
By the way, I love how Kucinich botches his "global warring/global warming" line.
And what's the deal with Gravel with this "scared the bejeezus out of 'em" language? Then he segues into a crazed rant, "Who the hell are we gonna nuke?" Ee gads.
Obama: "I'm not planning to nuke anybody right now." :)
Best one liner of the debate (Lowell - 4/27/2007 8:37:01 AM)
Anyone willing to impeach Dick Cheney? (Lowell - 4/27/2007 8:38:08 AM)
Howling Latina posted the internals and they are very interesting
Race, Sex, and Independents were the three groupings that stood out to me
Thought Biden was good (Sean Holihan - 4/27/2007 10:11:19 AM)
I came into it with not a whole lot of love for Biden, but I thought he did well.
Wasn't too impressed with any of the frontrunners.
However, I was happy that someone else was reminded of Grampa Simpson by Sen. Gravel.
No fireworks, little beef... (FMArouet - 4/27/2007 12:02:13 PM)
but at least only Gravel came across as a nutter, perhaps not so much because of what he said but because of his passion.
A few random reactions:
-Edwards was certainly fluent, but he seemed stumped by the "moral role model" question. You would think that a presidential candidate would have done some introspection on that very question and would have an instantaneous, compelling, fluent answer. The eventual "Lord, wife, and father" response ended up sounding a bit trite.
-Obama seems to have come off well in the post-debate polls, but I thought that he could have been more fluent, more eloquent, more sharply cadenced in his responses. Perhaps I am setting the bar too high. His meme that we are "one signature or sixteen votes away from ending the war" was a brilliant stroke, though. With fewer "uhs" and a bit better crafting of cadences to respond to questions that he surely must be expecting, Obama has the potential to blow away the opposition in such debates. But he hasn't arrived there yet.
-Hillary seemed self-assured, very fluent, and substantive. But I have to admit that there is a certain hectoring edge to her voice that makes my back crinkle. I don't think that this unfortunate voice--no matter how well crafted may be the substance of what she says--will wear well with listeners as the campaign wears on.
We need to remember that those who viewed the debate are primarily "high information" voters and that such viewers are inclined to support Obama and Edwards to begin with. A second place showing by Hillary among viewers of this debate is therefore no reason to discourage her supporters. Edwards, however, with his distant third may be losing some traction.
At least the Democrats are able to select from among candidates who appear to be reality-based and interested in seeking pragmatic solutions. I don't know if I'll be able to bear watching the Republican candidates in their debates as they seek to trump one another in appealing to the Rovian Hard Core of the GOP.
Hillary really won (demo925 - 4/27/2007 12:31:18 PM)
April 27, 2007
POLL: SurveyUSA South Carolina Debate
A new SurveyUSA automated survey of 1,250 adults in South Carolina (conducted immediately following the Democratic Presidential Debate on 4/26) finds:
* Among 403 adults who listened to the debate, 31% felt Sen. Barack Obama won, 24% felt Sen. Hillary Clinton won, and 14% felt former Sen. John Edwards won.
* Among only those who said they would vote in the Democratic primary (52%), 39% felt Clinton won, 35% felt Obama won, and 10% felt Edwards won.
SInce when do we only look at listener (demo925 - 4/27/2007 12:31:59 PM)
When you look at folks who will vote in the Dem primary she wins.
That's because Democrats are smarter! (Dianne - 4/27/2007 12:51:24 PM)
She did well and even Chris Matthews, who usually focuses on the inane, was impressed with her (but in no way do I consider most of what he says sane...talk about your Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder poster child!!!)
Interestingly, women went for Hillary Clinton (31%) and Barack Obama (26%), while men went overwhelmingly for Obama (35%), followed by Clinton (19%) and Edwards (13%). People who might want to think about bagging it? Chris Dodd, who is an asterisk in broader polling and who had only 2% of South Carolinians saying that he won the debate last night. Dodd's a fine Senator, but something's just not clicking there on his Presidential candidacy. Obviously, Mike Gravel isn't going anywhere, nor is Dennis Kucinich. But something tells me they will both hang around for a while, if for no other reason than entertainment value. If, that is, you find Gravel's Grandpa Simpson imitation to be entertaining! :)