Democratic presidential candidate Sen.
Barack Obama (C) speaks during the debate with Republican presidential
candidate Sen. John McCain (L) at the Town Hall Presidential Debate at
Belmont University's Curb Event Center October 7, 2008 in Nashville,
Tennessee. The debate is the second presidential debate of three.
(Xinhua/Zhang Yan) Photo Gallery>>>
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- A new poll suggests
Wednesday that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won the second
U.S. presidential debate with Republican opponent John McCain Tuesday night in
Nashville, Tenn.
Fifty-four percent of those questioned in a
CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey conducted after the debate ended said
that Obama did the best job in the debate, with 30 percent saying John McCain
performed better.
A majority, 54 percent, said Obama seemed to be the
stronger leader during the debate, to 43 percent for McCain.
By a greater than two to one margin -- 65 percent to
28 percent-- viewers thought Obama was more likeable during the debate.
"Obama had made some gains on the leadership issue
even before the debate," said CNN Polling Director Keating Holland.
"McCain's advantage on leadership shrunk from 19
points in September to just five points this weekend. If Obama can use this
debate to convince Americans that he is a stronger leader than McCain, he may be
difficult to defeat."
A majority of debate watchers polled thought Obama
was more intelligent, by a 57 percent to 25 percent margin over McCain.
Twice as many debate watchers also thought Obama more
clearly expressed than McCain, with 60 percent giving the nod to the Democratic
nominee and 30 percent to his GOP opponent.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen.
Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with Republican presidential candidate Sen.
John McCain during the Town Hall Presidential Debate at Belmont
University's Curb Event Center October 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee.
The debate is the second presidential debate of three. (Xinhua/Zhang
Yan) Photo
Gallery>>>
U.S. Republican presidential nominee
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) (R) shakes hands with Democratic presidential
nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) after their debate at Belmont
University in Nashville, Tennessee October 7, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters
Photo) Photo
Gallery>>>
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. presidential
candidates Barack Obama and John McCain centered their second debate on economy
Tuesday night at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.
They also offered contrasting views on foreign policy
issues. Full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Democratic
presidential candidate Barack Obama is moving further ahead in all national
polls Monday in the wake of economic downturn and financial crisis. Full story
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- With less than a month to
go, the U.S. presidential race is growingly negative as both candidates
questioned the other's character Monday.
After Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama
was pummeled over the weekend for his alleged ties to a former radical
organization founder Bill Ayers, a top Obama aide accused his Republican
opponent John McCain of waging a "dishonest, despicable smear
campaign." Full story
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. Full story
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, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. presidential
candidates John McCain and Barack Obama clashed over economy and foreign policy
during their first presidential debate in Oxford, Mississippi, on Friday
night.
Republican McCain said that another attack on the
scale of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackings was "much less likely" now than it was
the day after the terrorist attacks. Full story
