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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 8%   
  SUPERIOR
56% 
EXCELLENT 2%      EXCELLENT 27% 
GOOD 10%      GOOD 5% 
DEFICIENT 77%      DEFICIENT 10% 


Evidence
SUPERIOR 7%   
  SUPERIOR 58% 
EXCELLENT 3%      EXCELLENT 24% 
GOOD 5%      GOOD 6% 
DEFICIENT 82%      DEFICIENT 10% 


Reasoning
SUPERIOR 8%   
  SUPERIOR 61% 
EXCELLENT 2%      EXCELLENT 22% 
GOOD 4%      GOOD 5% 
DEFICIENT 83%      DEFICIENT 10% 


Cross Fire
SUPERIOR 7%   
  SUPERIOR 51% 
EXCELLENT 4%      EXCELLENT 26% 
GOOD 16%      GOOD 11% 
DEFICIENT 70%      DEFICIENT 10% 


Rebuttal
SUPERIOR 8%   
  SUPERIOR 56% 
EXCELLENT 3%      EXCELLENT 24% 
GOOD 13%      GOOD 8% 
DEFICIENT 75%      DEFICIENT 10% 


Delivery
SUPERIOR 7%   
  SUPERIOR 64% 
EXCELLENT 4%      EXCELLENT 20% 
GOOD 17%      GOOD 4% 
DEFICIENT 70%      DEFICIENT 10% 



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