Poll Names McClintock as Winner of the Debate

Sacramento T.V. Station KXTV ^ | 9/4/2003 | SurveyUSA

[SierraWasp]

Poll Names McClintock as Winner of the Debate

State Senator Tom McClintock came out on top in a poll that gauged public reaction to Wednesday's candidate debate.

A News10/SurveyUSA poll found that 30 percent of California voters felt McClintock won the debate. Twenty-two percent of those questioned said Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante was number one, while 12 percent named Peter Ueberroth as the winner. Arianna Huffington was favored by nine percent of those surveyed, while three percent said Peter Camejo won.

As evidence that the election is still very much up for grabs, the survey found 24 percent of voters either undecided about the winner of the debate or with no favorite.

The poll showed that Arnold Schwarzenegger's decision to skip the debate may have been costly. Fifty-five percent of voters felt it was the wrong thing to do, while 37 percent approved of the actor's absence. Eight percent had no opinion.

According to the survey, Gov. Gray Davis' half-hour appearance prior to the debate may not have improved his chances of avoiding recall. About a third of those surveyed, 36 percent, said the question-and-answer session caused their opinion of Davis to fall. Seventeen percent came away from the telecast with a better impression of the governor, while 46 percent said their opinion was unchanged.

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The poll questioned 1,444 registered California voters in the hours immediately following the debate. Margin of error for the survey is %.1 percent.

Story last updated Thursday, September 04, 2003 - 5:38 PM

[VeritatisSplendor]

We did pretty well in 2002. We blew South Carolina big time, and underestimated the GOP margin in a few states where our last poll was a few days before the election (big GOP surge nationwide in last 5 days). But on the whole we did fine. One poster said we got Michigan wrong -- in 2002, we were very good in MI so he must be referring to 2000 when we did call that state wrong.

[VeritatisSplendor]

KXTV reported the poll incorrectly. We interviewed 1444 registered voters, in order to find 388 who watched the debate. Percentages for that subpopulation of 388 have a margin of error of 5.1%.

[VeritatisSplendor]

Our next poll is scheduled to be released to our California clients Tuesday 9/9. It will be on our website the following morning.

[william clark]

Not by him personally, although I just read that one of his spokesmen is accusing McClintock of some sort of flip-flop on the 2/3 majority issue.

If you're making the point that McClintock is talking about Arnold; well, for one thing, Arnold hasn't been as verbose as McClintock on ANY subject. But aside from that, I haven't heard anything from McClintock that was nasty or out of line; although his simple, factual reference to his greater experience in politics was labeled a slam by one headline.

[A Broken Glass Republican]

Hey, congratulations Tom! You won the debate! That's just great because by staying in this race, you're going to be responsible for the LOSS of a SURE WIN for the second time in one year.

Great job Tom! Hope you've enjoyed your political career because it's DEAD if you don't drop out.

[EternalVigilance]

Great job Tom! Hope you've enjoyed your political career because it's DEAD if you don't drop out.

So, whatcha gonna say when and if Senator McClintock passes the illustrious star of stage and screen?

Are we going to hear a mea culpa from 'A Broken Glass Republican'?

Are you then going to call for your action hero to withdraw at that point?

Will you then crawl over broken glass to vote for Tom McClintock?

[ambrose]

Thanks. Without giving anything away, do you have any idea on turnout?

I get the sense that Arnold is slipping. I guess we may have a better idea after this weekend.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

ambrose, if what tubebender posted earlier in the thread is true, Arnold's campaign may be entering a death spiral and his 'council' members are doing what they can to ensure the defeat of the recall and McClintock.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

It was a private poll done by DC interests.

Which grifting shill DC interests commissioned it? Some drooling bunch of Keyes fundraisers? Maybe JW? C'mon, lemme know which loud, constantly fundraising, doomcrying, prolific bookwriting, loser right wing perpetual pundits commissioned the poll.......

[tubebender]

Here is the headline of the AP article today in the Times-Standard..."Schwarzenegger looks to keep campaaign steady after debate no-show". I'm sure you are better at researching AP stories than I...

[Sabertooth]

If 37% believed Arnold did the right thing by staying away, and 30% think McClintock won the debate, who has the most support?

In apples, oranges, or likely voters?

Neither this poll, nor the two figures you cite, give any particular insight.

[b9]

Thank you for your response.

I'm very impressed by Arnold Schwarzenegger's adherance to the famous "11th commandment" of Reagan's not to speak ill of fellow Republicans.

He's the only one who seems to be doing that.

[ambrose]

McClintock has not spoken ill of a fellow Republican either.

[SierraWasp]

I think he was talking about some few freeper supporters here in FR that tend to go off the deep end in their frenzy to win at any price through intimidation and lack of conservative consistency. Not Mr. Schwarzenegger! He's been a gentleman, not a mind numbing robot.

The mind numbing comes from the fervent hope of easy victory through star power, alone. That way, one doesn't even have to contribute, or walk precincts, or put up campaign signs or other political grunt work. One can just be an observing, and commenting cheerleader and not even work up a sweat.

[SierraWasp]

THANK YOU!!! I personally appreciate your input... ANYTIME!!!

[EternalVigilance]

Which grifting shill DC interests commissioned it? Some drooling bunch of Keyes fundraisers? Maybe JW? C'mon, lemme know which loud, constantly fundraising, doomcrying, prolific bookwriting, loser right wing perpetual pundits commissioned the poll.......

So much anti-conservative vitriol in one paragraph.

Might just be a record of some kind.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

I looked on the AP site but I'll look again now that I have the title. What local paper was it in?

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

I have developed a mental 'bozo filter' for some of these posts. I just cruise right on by now without flinching :-)

It's nice.

[tubebender]

the Eureka Times-Standard. Web site is www.Times-Standard.com

[speekinout]

The mind numbing comes from the fervent hope of easy victory through star power, alone. That way, one doesn't even have to contribute, or walk precincts, or put up campaign signs or other political grunt work.

Maybe star power helps. It usually does.
But I saw pix of Arnold at the surfer beaches campaigning. That's a whole new voter base. I'd call it grunt work.

And I saw McClintock in the debates. Ain't no "star power" there. The only less charismatic person on the planet is Grey Davis.

Arnold can walk precincts and do grunt work. McC can't get a "charisma" injection.