WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Democratic
senator Joe Biden won the vice presidential debate Thursday night with both
candidates exceeding expectations, a poll released on Friday showed.
The CNN survey found that 51 percent of the 611 adult
Americans polled thought Biden did the best job, while 36 percent preferred his
opponent, Republican governor Sarah Palin.
Democratic vice presidential nominee
Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) (L) and Republican vice presidential nominee
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) smile as they chat onstage at the end of
their vice presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis,
Missouri, Oct. 2, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>
But 54 percent of the respondents said the folksy
Palin was more likable, against 36 percent for Biden.
Seventy percent said Biden was more of a typical
politician.
Both candidates exceeded expectations with 84 percent
of the people polled saying Palin did a better job than they expected and64
percent making the same comments for Biden.
Democratic vice presidential nominee
Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) speaks as Republican vice presidential nominee
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin (R) listens during the vice presidential
debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri Oct. 2,
2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>
How Palin would perform in this year's only vice
presidential debate had been a major issue for the Alaska governor, who had some
well-publicized fumbles during interviews with CBS' Katie Couric leading up to
the debate.
Respondents thought Biden was better at expressing
his views, giving him 52 percent against Palin's 36 percent.
On the key issue of the candidates' qualifications,
87 percent said Biden is qualified and Palin scored 42 percent.
The candidates sparred over which team would be the
better agent of change. Biden came out on top of the debate, with 53 percent of
those polled giving the nod to the Delaware senator and42 percent saying Palin
was more likely to bring change.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. vice presidential (VP)
candidates Joe Biden and Sarah Palin centered their debate on economy and
diplomacy Thursday night at Washington University in St. Louis, Miss..
There's a lot of anticipation surrounding the debate, and
the stakes are high for both candidates. Full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Both U.S. presidential
candidates John McCain and Barack Obama released statements Friday morning
reacting to the latest employment report showing that 159,000 jobs were lost in
September, the biggest monthly decline in five years.
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