Poll: Who Won Last Night’s Debate?

A quick look around the web at poll results for who won last night’s Presidential Debate:

Chicago Tribune
John McCain: 17.1% (4,193)
Barack Obama: 82.9% (20,266)

Drudge Report
John McCain: 68% (209,141)
Barack Obama: 30% (92,124)

Michigan
John McCain: 27% (11217)
Barack Obama: 72% (30326)

MSNBC
John McCain: 15.5% (14,494)
Barack Obama: 79.6% (74,532)

Rocky Mountain News
John McCain: 10% (917)
Barack Obama: 88% (7,779)

Total Results From The Five:
John McCain: 51.6% (239,962)
Barack Obama: 48.4% (225,027)

All results as of 11:45am EST

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UPDATE: I’m sorry I didn’t include the poll from the classy folks over at DailyKos:

Even with their numbers included John McCain still wins the aggregate.

Wall Street Journal’s numbers:
John McCain: 40.3% (28,757)
Barack Obama: 55.8% (39,839)

And there are plenty more out there.  Ultimately, we’re seeing a pretty even split (though one can argue the numbers are falsely skewed toward Obama due to Netroots vs. Rightroots organization) but most polls online and off are saying the debate was a draw.

That doesn’t bode well for John McCain.  Foreign policy is supposed to be his strong suit and he was supposed to come out on top.  But if public preception is that Obama held his own, then that’s a win for Barack Obama.

UPDATE 2: Mark Ambinder at The Atlantic notes that no polls are giving McCain the edge after the debate except one in Washington State and Drudge’s poll.

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Jason Kenney has blogged at J’s Notes since 2001, is the director of RedStormPAC providing online fundraising for Republican candidates in Virginia, and co-founder of K6 Consulting. He is a graduate from Virginia Commonwealth University and resides in Richmond, Virginia.