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Scoring the Debate
Presidential Debate Ballot

The following reflects the cumulative results from the 48-hour Interactive
Debate Ballot, which invited viewers to rate candidate performance.

Note: This is not a scientific poll and does not test a representative population sample.
George W. Bush John F. Kerry

Analysis
SUPERIOR 4%   
  SUPERIOR
58% 
EXCELLENT 3%      EXCELLENT 31% 
GOOD 22%      GOOD 6% 
DEFICIENT 70%      DEFICIENT 3% 


Evidence
SUPERIOR 3%   
  SUPERIOR 57% 
EXCELLENT 3%      EXCELLENT 30% 
GOOD 14%      GOOD 7% 
DEFICIENT 78%      DEFICIENT 4% 


Reasoning
SUPERIOR 4%   
  SUPERIOR 59% 
EXCELLENT 2%      EXCELLENT 28% 
GOOD 11%      GOOD 7% 
DEFICIENT 81%      DEFICIENT 4% 


Cross Fire
SUPERIOR 4%   
  SUPERIOR 51% 
EXCELLENT 8%      EXCELLENT 32% 
GOOD 32%      GOOD 12% 
DEFICIENT 54%      DEFICIENT 4% 


Rebuttal
SUPERIOR 4%   
  SUPERIOR 56% 
EXCELLENT 5%      EXCELLENT 29% 
GOOD 19%      GOOD 10% 
DEFICIENT 70%      DEFICIENT 4% 


Delivery
SUPERIOR 4%   
  SUPERIOR 65% 
EXCELLENT 4%      EXCELLENT 24% 
GOOD 22%      GOOD 6% 
DEFICIENT 68%      DEFICIENT 3% 



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