Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Presidential politics Polls: Obama won foreign policy debate
Posted by Max Brantley on Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 5:58 AM
* PUBLIC POLICY POLLING: Obama won 53-42.
* CNN: Obama won 48-40.
* CBS: "Decisive" win for Obama, CBS says, and this one is significant in that it theoretically tests only uncommitted voters. Obama won 53-23, with others putting it at a tie.
ALSO: Nate Silver says Obama unlikely to get big debate bounce, but even a small one would be important.
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