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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 7%   
  SUPERIOR
75% 
EXCELLENT 2%      EXCELLENT 12% 
GOOD 6%      GOOD 2% 
DEFICIENT 83%      DEFICIENT 10% 


Evidence
SUPERIOR 7%   
  SUPERIOR 75% 
EXCELLENT 2%      EXCELLENT 11% 
GOOD 44%      GOOD 2% 
DEFICIENT 45%      DEFICIENT 10% 


Reasoning
SUPERIOR 7%   
  SUPERIOR 76% 
EXCELLENT 2%      EXCELLENT 10% 
GOOD 3%      GOOD 2% 
DEFICIENT 86%      DEFICIENT 10% 


Cross Fire
SUPERIOR 7%   
  SUPERIOR 31% 
EXCELLENT 3%      EXCELLENT 52% 
GOOD 11%      GOOD 5% 
DEFICIENT 78%      DEFICIENT 10% 


Rebuttal
SUPERIOR 7%   
  SUPERIOR 74% 
EXCELLENT 2%      EXCELLENT 11% 
GOOD 47%      GOOD 4% 
DEFICIENT 42%      DEFICIENT 10% 


Delivery
SUPERIOR 8%   
  SUPERIOR 79% 
EXCELLENT 42%      EXCELLENT 9% 
GOOD 9%      GOOD 2% 
DEFICIENT 39%      DEFICIENT 9% 



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