Post-Debate Media Spin/Focus Group/Poll Megathread

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

The sample was 41% D, 26% R.  Keep that in mind.

Still pretty good.

[senyor_brownbear]

CNN/ORC poll of debate watchers say 62% Clinton won, 27% Trump won.

What were the polls of the first Romney vs Obama debate?

[PollsDontLie]

The caveat by CNN was that the sample was of debate watchers, not likely voters. 

62 - 27 Clinton won. 41/26/33 D/R/I

[Maxwell]

CNN POLL

46% D, 20% R
521 RVs

Trump: 27%
Clinton: 62%

the breakdown was 41% D and 26% R, but yes it was pretty D leaning.

[heatcharger]

http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/main/2016/09/voters-nationally-say-clinton-won-debate-5140.html

PPP post-debate poll shows Clinton won 51-40. How did a robopoll do a flash poll so fast?

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

CNN/ORC poll of debate watchers say 62% Clinton won, 27% Trump won.

What were the polls of the first Romney vs Obama debate?

Like 50-20 or whatever in Romney's favor. But as the media kept reporting a "ROMNEY DOMINATED" narrative the polls started getting more pro-Romney.

[dspNY]

CNN POLL

46% D, 20% R
521 RVs

Trump: 27%
Clinton: 62%

the breakdown was 41% D and 26% R, but yes it was pretty D leaning.

The fact that more Democrats were watching is another good sign because maybe there are a lot of Dems who still needed convincing from Clinton. She definitely came through.

Clinton winning by 35 when the poll is 15% Dem leaning is actually a crushing

[heatcharger]

The sample was 4641% D, 2026% R.  Keep that in mind.

Still pretty good.

[dspNY]

The caveat by CNN was that the sample was of debate watchers, not likely voters. 

62 - 27 Clinton won. 41/26/33 D/R/I

That's still a slaughter. Although Dems outnumbered Repubs by 15% Clinton won by far more than that

[Maxwell]

Unskewing it would still give us a solid Clinton win.

[PollsDontLie]

The caveat by CNN was that the sample was of debate watchers, not likely voters. 

62 - 27 Clinton won. 41/26/33 D/R/I

That's still a slaughter. Although Dems outnumbered Repubs by 15% Clinton won by far more than that

Oh, I agree. I'm reluctantly voting Trump and even I think she slaughtered him. But the key question isn't "who won the debate", it's "does this change the race?"  And I think it does in Hillary's favor, but not by anything close to that margin.

[Brittain33]

Lots of Republicans not answering their phones for pollsters tonight.

[Tender Branson]

I also got the feeling that Hillary did much better in the debate, but Trump performed well enough on an emotional basis so that the overall dynamics of the race won't change at all I guess. This will remain really close until election day.

Obama also sucked badly in the first debate and still won re-election by 4.

[Lachi]

Even though the sample leans democrat, you can't unskew a nearly 40 percent lead.

Also, Kellyanne Connaway is trying to bs her way through an interview on CNN

[J. J.]

The caveat by CNN was that the sample was of debate watchers, not likely voters. 

62 - 27 Clinton won. 41/26/33 D/R/I

And that it was 10% more Democratic than a true national sample.   

[Yank2133]

I also got the feeling that Hillary did much better in the debate, but Trump performed well enough on an emotional basis so that the overall dynamics of the race won't change at all I guess. This will remain really close until election day.

Obama also sucked badly in the first debate and still won re-election by 4.

Debates aren't going to change much, but that is a poor comparison.

[IceSpear]

I also got the feeling that Hillary did much better in the debate, but Trump performed well enough on an emotional basis so that the overall dynamics of the race won't change at all I guess. This will remain really close until election day.

Obama also sucked badly in the first debate and still won re-election by 4.

Debates aren't going to change much, but that is a poor comparison.

Since it ignores that Obama recovered in later debates. There's no guarantee Trump will.

[Pessimistic Antineutrino]

oh boy.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/03/cnn-poll-romney-wins-debate-by-big-margin/

Romney won 67-25 in the CNN poll following the first 2012 debate.

[Maxwell]

The diffference, of course, being that Obama was majorly ahead before that debate and his lead promptly shrunk. Clinton has a lead right now and this debate (hopefully) will secure it.

[Fusionmunster]

oh boy.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/03/cnn-poll-romney-wins-debate-by-big-margin/

Romney won 67-25 in the CNN poll following the first 2012 debate.

Yeah and Romney caught up after that.

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

I also got the feeling that Hillary did much better in the debate, but Trump performed well enough on an emotional basis so that the overall dynamics of the race won't change at all I guess. This will remain really close until election day.

Obama also sucked badly in the first debate and still won re-election by 4.

Charismatic wunderkind Barack Obama, that the country is currently having a love affair with, is very similar to noted conartist and fraud Donald Trump imo.

Shouldn't you be busy pumping the racist running in your own country?

[JerryArkansas]

I also got the feeling that Hillary did much better in the debate, but Trump performed well enough on an emotional basis so that the overall dynamics of the race won't change at all I guess. This will remain really close until election day.

Obama also sucked badly in the first debate and still won re-election by 4.

Honey stop trying to get the fascist elected in our country and worry about the one in yours.

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Hannity is mentioning that all the online polls had Trump winning and even referenced the 90-10 Drudge poll

[Yank2133]

I also got the feeling that Hillary did much better in the debate, but Trump performed well enough on an emotional basis so that the overall dynamics of the race won't change at all I guess. This will remain really close until election day.

Obama also sucked badly in the first debate and still won re-election by 4.

Debates aren't going to change much, but that is a poor comparison.

Since it ignores that Obama recovered in later debates. There's no guarantee Trump will.

Plus, The President was leading the race by 4-7 points prior to first debate, while Trump is behind and needed to do something to change the trajectory of the race.

[Lachi]

Hannity is mentioning that all the online polls had Trump winning and even referenced the 90-10 Drudge poll

Not surprising in the slightest considering it's from someone on Faux news.