Romney campaign pollster Neil Newhouse talks to Gerald F. Seib, of the Wall Street Journal, about the vice-presidential debate and the state of the race. Read more »
Political Veterans: A ‘Real’ and ‘Testy’ Debate
We asked two political veterans for their reactions to the Joe Biden-Paul Ryan vice-presidential debate, and here they provide their analysis of who did best on which topics and who had a stronger overall performance. The contributors are Mark S. Mellman, Democratic pollster and Mellman Group president, and David Winston, […] Read more »
Biden takes debate over Ryan, uncommitted voters say
Fifty percent of uncommitted voters who tuned into Thursday night’s vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky., said they see Vice President Joe Biden as the winner over Mitt Romney’s GOP running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., according to an instant poll taken by CBS News. Of the 431 polled immediately […] Read more »
CNN Poll on debate winner: Ryan 48%, Biden 44%
A CNN poll of debate watchers released following Thursday’s matchup between Rep. Paul Ryan and Vice President Joe Biden showed 48% of respondents named Ryan the winner and 44% said Biden won. The margin between the two candidates was within the poll’s five point sampling error. A poll taken immediately […] Read more »
Pre-Debate, Biden, Ryan Share Lackluster Favorable Ratings
Americans view Vice President Joe Biden and Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan similarly heading into Thursday’s vice presidential debate, with 44% viewing Biden and 43% viewing Ryan favorably. … At 44%, Biden has the lowest pre-debate favorable rating of any Democratic vice presidential candidate of the past six elections. […] Read more »
What to expect from vice presidential debates
Thursday night, Paul Ryan and Joe Biden will engage in rhetorical combat. To political junkies and poll-watchers, it seems like there is a lot riding on the outcome of this particular vice presidential debate. Hopes are high among supporters of both tickets, but what kind of impact can we reasonably […] Read more »