John Kerry believed he would have been the 44th president of the United States had it not been for the surprise surfacing of a new Osama bin Laden videotape the Friday before the 2004 election (October 29). This was one of the few points of agreement between Kerry and George […] Read more »
Pew: Mitt Romney, Barack Obama on Foreign Policy
In the final presidential debate in Boca Raton, Fla., on Oct. 23, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney faced off on foreign policy. Bob Schieffer of CBS News moderated the debate and formulated the questions. What does the public at large think about the issues addressed? Here’s what our surveys have […] Read more »
Foreign Policy Data Roundup: Candidates and Issues
Foreign affairs, the theme of Monday night’s third and final presidential debate, has been one of President Barack Obama’s stronger issue areas in the campaign in 2012, although whether that continues to be the case isn’t clear. … How much foreign policy issues will matter to voters when casting their […] Read more »
Obama Unlikely to Get Big Debate Bounce, but a Small One Could Matter
Instant-reaction polls following Monday night’s debate in Boca Raton, Fla., judged President Obama to be the winner. … The first presidential debate produced roughly a 4-point bounce in head-to-head polls toward Mr. Romney, while the second presidential debate brought no appreciable bounce toward Mr. Obama. It is tempting to split […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Who won the debate?
A CNN/ORC International Poll following Monday’s presidential debate found those who watched the third and final head-to-head matchup of President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney did not identify a clear winner. Debate viewers split 48% for Obama and 40% for Romney in the poll, a margin within the sampling error […] Read more »
Poll of uncommitted voters: Obama wins final presidential debate
In a poll of 521 uncommitted voters conducted immediately after the final presidential debate, 53% of these said President Obama was the winner, 23% think Romney won, another 24% feel the debate was a tie. CBS News Read more »