Burnt Orange Report

The Polls are Unanimous: Kerry Wins

By Byron LaMasters

Even the GOP skewed ones...

Every poll so far:

KERRY WINS CBS POLL 39% - 25!!! [CBS, 10/13/04, 10:51pm]

KERRY WINS CNN’S FOCUS GROUP 10 – 7!!! [CNN, 10/13/04, 10:46pm]

KERRY WINS ABC REPUBLICAN HEAVY POLL: Of the 566 People Polled (38% Were Republican, 30% Democrat, 28% Independent) Kerry Won 42%-41%. [ABC, 10/13/04, 10:50pm]

And CNN:

Kerry 53%
Bush 39%

I wasn't sure how the instant polls would break down on this one, but I'm quite happy that this is shaping up to be a third Kerry victory, and a second blowout Kerry win. I thought Bush looked better at first, but about halfway through the debate, Kerry found his stride with solid, thoughtful answers in the second half of the debate. His answers really hit the mark in my opinion on issues like gun control, the minimum wage, GLBT issues (will the false bravado of a few gay Republican bloggers continue?) and especially the last two segments - the one about his family (the marrying up joke was great - even if it wasn't intended, Kerry proved he could laugh at himself a little bit. Also, the mammathon should be a winner with women) and the closing statement helped to reassure voters that still have doubts about Kerry on national security.

I left the television for an hour after the debate, so I'm not sure how the pundit class called it, but Political Wire calls it for Kerry as well.