KERRY TOPS BUSH IN DEBATE
Sen. John Kerry fared better than President Bush in Thursday night's presidential debate, according to a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll of 615 registered voters who watched the event.Most of those interviewed said Kerry did a better job than Bush, and nearly half said the debate made them feel more favorably toward Kerry.By narrow margins Bush came out better on believability, likability and toughness.But there was virtually no change among those polled on which candidate would handle Iraq better or make a better commander in chief, with Bush maintaining a double-digit advantage on both issues.
Because the poll questioned only people who watched the debate, its results do not statistically represent the views of all Americans, and in all cases the margin of error was plus or minus 5 percentage points.Further, debate audiences can be more partisan than the general public.
In this poll, 36 percent of those interviewed after the debate said they were Republican and 32 percent each said they were Democrats or independents.
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