- CBS News tracked the reactions to tonight's vice-presidential debate of a nationwide panel of 169 uncommitted voters - voters who could change their minds before Election Day. Here are the initial results. This scientific poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 7 percentage points:
--By 41% to 29%, uncommitted debate watchers say Edwards won the debate tonight.
ABC
Peter Jennings: “Anybody who thought that Senator Edwards was going to be rolled by the experienced Vice President I think will have a second thought.” [10:40, ABC]
CBS
Bob Schieffer: “This was a very testy debate. The vice-president tonight had the unfortunate task of defending a war that does not appear to be going very well these days. On the very day that the former top civilian official in Iraq was making a speech saying that we went about it in the wrong way. That was a tall hill for the vice-president to climb tonight.” (CBS, 10:40pm)
PBS
David Brooks: "Edwards came right out from the git go and said you're not being straight with the American people." (PBS, 10:40pm)
Fox
Fred Barnes: “Now the second half, on domestic policy, I though Edwards did very well and he probably won that part.” [Fox News, 10/5/04, 10: 40]
Bill Kristol “I think Edwards won the second half on domestic policy.” [Fox News 10/5/04 10:42pm] Verbatim confirmed
PBS
Mark Shields: "John Edwards first one-on-one debate, had been billed that way, absolutely no nervousness, came out right from the start. And, and was aggressive. And Dick Cheney, I think, the vice president was really knocked back on his heels." (PBS, 10:41pm, VERIFIED VERBATIM)
ABC
Claire Shipman: “Cheney is hard to get on the defensive, it’s hard to get him mad in public, and they did it to some extent.” [10.52]
George Will: “Mr. Edwards gave just as good as he got.” [ABC, 10/5/04 10:41pm] VERIFIED VERBATIM
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