Thread: CNN/YouTube Debate Poll

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/debate ... te.112807/

I think it's clear that there is large support for Ron Paul.

QUESTIONS:1. Who do you think won the debate?
Ron Paul (47%)
2. Who seemed to know most about the issues?
Ron Paul (45%)
3. Who had the best response to user-generated content?
Ron Paul (43%)
4. Who had the most disappointing performance at the debate?
Rudy Giuliani (25%)
5. Whose performance was most surprising?
Ron Paul (34%)
6. Whose campaign got the biggest boost from the debate?
Ron Paul (42%)
7. Who had the most creative campaign video?
Ron Paul (40%)

Question 1: Who do you think won the debate?

1. Ron Paul 47% 8567 votes
2. Mike Huckabee 23% 4264 votes
3. John McCain 12% 2134 votes
4. Mitt Romney 10% 1752 votes
5. Rudy Giuliani 6% 1074 votes
6. Fred Thompson 2% 403 votes
7. Duncan Hunter 1% 117 votes
8. Tom Tancredo 0% 87 votes

Total: 18398 votes


Question 2: Who seemed to know most about the issues?

1. Ron Paul 45% 8306 votes
2. John McCain 26% 4864 votes
3. Mike Huckabee 11% 1964 votes
4. Mitt Romney 7% 1221 votes
5. Rudy Giuliani 6% 1065 votes
6. Fred Thompson 3% 472 votes
7. Duncan Hunter 2% 318 votes
8. Tom Tancredo 1% 188 votes

Total: 18398 votes


Question 3: Who had the best one-liner or comeback?

1. Ron Paul 43% 7900 votes
2. Mike Huckabee 31% 5697 votes
3. Mitt Romney 7% 1290 votes
4. John McCain 6% 1055 votes
5. Rudy Giuliani 6% 1020 votes
6. Fred Thompson 4% 770 votes
7. Duncan Hunter 2% 367 votes
8. Tom Tancredo 2% 299 votes

Total: 18398 votes


Question 4: Who had the most disappointing performance at the debate?

1. Rudy Giuliani 25% 4655 votes
2. Mitt Romney 20% 3754 votes
3. Ron Paul 18% 3319 votes
4. Fred Thompson 17% 3175 votes
5. John McCain 7% 1312 votes
6. Mike Huckabee 5% 916 votes
7. Tom Tancredo 4% 821 votes
8. Duncan Hunter 2% 446 votes

Total: 18398 votes


Question 5: Whose performance was most surprising?

1. Ron Paul 34% 6312 votes
2. Mike Huckabee 20% 3651 votes
3. Fred Thompson 11% 2049 votes
4. Rudy Giuliani 10% 1764 votes
5. John McCain 8% 1413 votes
6. Mitt Romney 7% 1329 votes
7. Tom Tancredo 6% 1086 votes
8. Duncan Hunter 4% 794 votes

Total: 18398 votes


Question 6: Whose campaign got the biggest boost from the debate?

1. Ron Paul 42% 7754 votes
2. Mike Huckabee 30% 5476 votes
3. Mitt Romney 9% 1618 votes
4. John McCain 7% 1213 votes
5. Fred Thompson 4% 788 votes
6. Rudy Giuliani 4% 655 votes
7. Tom Tancredo 3% 514 votes
8. Duncan Hunter 2% 380 votes

Total: 18398 votes


Question 7: Who had the most creative campaign video?

1. Ron Paul 40% 7331 votes
2. Fred Thompson 25% 4591 votes
3. Rudy Giuliani 15% 2822 votes
4. Mike Huckabee 6% 1177 votes
5. Mitt Romney 5% 870 votes
6. Tom Tancredo 4% 666 votes
7. John McCain 3% 490 votes
8. Duncan Hunter 2% 451 votes

Total: 18398 votes

CNN VOTERS

1. Who do you think won the debate?
Ron Paul (47%)

2. Who seemed to know most about the issues?
Ron Paul (45%)

3. Who had the best response to user-generated content?
Ron Paul (43%)

4. Who had the most disappointing performance at the debate?
Rudy Giuliani (25%)

5. Whose performance was most surprising?
Ron Paul (34%)


6. Whose campaign got the biggest boost from the debate?
Ron Paul (42%)


7. Who had the most creative campaign video?
Ron Paul (40%)



Your vote matched CNN voters

Not to say Ron Paul should not get numbers like that, although these numbers do look a little skewed.

Any thoughts on if this is just a couple people voting for him repeatedly?

I think there are many skeptic's of Ron Paul. Americans are just sick of the status Quo

With over 22,000 votes and counting, I doubt it...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican ... ates,_2008

November 28, 2007 - St. Petersburg, Florida
CNN planned this debate with a simulcast on CNN en Español (in the Spanish language). Internet services YouTube and Google also participated, allowing them to stream the event live and have clips for future use. Video questions had to be submitted by November 25 to YouTube [11].

Several candidates cited scheduling conflicts with the original date, September 17, 2007, so it was re-scheduled. The invited candidates are Ron Paul, Rudy Giuliani, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Tom Tancredo, and Fred Thompson.[63] All candidates accepted, and all appeared.[64]

60-70 questions were chosen for the debate, with Anderson Cooper - the moderator - determining which candidates would respond to each question.[65] Overall, Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani had the longest speaking time. Mike Huckabee wasn't allowed to answer a question until the 26th minute. Ron Paul was not allowed to respond until after the first half-hour.[66]

According to CNN's online scorecard, Ron Paul is the overall winner of the debate with 47% of the vote and won in every other major category except "Most Disappointing Performance," which went to Rudy Giuliani with 25% of the vote.[67]

John McCain and Ron Paul had a notable exchange over the Iraq War and the Vietnam War. McCain stated that troops wanted the US government to "let them win." Ron Paul replied "The real question you have to ask is why do I get the most money from active duty officers and military personnel?" [68] McCain also called Paul an isolationist, saying "We allowed Hitler to come to power with that kind of isolationism." Paul replied that McCain was confusing isolationism with non-intervention, "I want to trade with people, talk with people, travel, but I don't want to send troops overseas using force to tell them how to live."[69] [70] McCain's critiques of Paul's anti-war stance drew loud booing from the audience.[71]

During breaks, ads created by each campaign were aired. Fred Thompson's ad attacked Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee, which they were allowed to respond to.[72]

Part 1 and Part 2 of the transcript at CNN.

With over 22,000 votes and counting, I doubt it...

I agree completely... I think Ron Paul may just be the one to shake this country up.... that is if we cant get Tancredo, Hunter or even America's favorite Anchor man Lou Dobbs to Run ... I am voting for 1 of the above