Democrats Name Clinton The Debate Winner In HuffPost/YouGov Poll

[WI_DEM]

Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate on CNN did what debates usually do, according to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll. It allowed the two leading candidates to make a positive impression on an audience of millions.

More critically, however, the debate allowed front-runner Hillary Clinton to boost her standing among a far bigger base of support, making her the clear winner in the eyes of most Democratic voters.

A 55 percent majority of registered Democratic voters who watched the debate said Clinton won. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who saw a surge in online interest and fundraising, was a distant second, with only 22 percent saying he was the best of the night.

Clinton also saw an uptick in the proportion of Democrats who say they want her to be the party's presidential nominee. Before the debate, 44 percent of registered Democrats said they wanted Clinton to be the nominee. After the debate, the figure had risen to 52 percent.


The HuffPost/YouGov poll consisted of 1,000 completed interviews conducted Oct. 13 and Oct.14 among U.S. adults, using a sample selected from YouGov's opt-in online panel to match the demographics and other characteristics of the adult U.S. population.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/huffpost-yougov-poll-democratic-debate_56203935e4b06462a13b8449?fl7eqaor

[HerbChestnut]

1. Less than half of the people actually watched the debate.

And among those who did, about half only watched parts of it. A large majority of the people polled either watched clips of the debate, heard about it in news stories, or didn't know anything about it. How can you decide who won the debate when you don't even watch it?

[HerbChestnut]

2. Just to elaborate...

Among Democrats:

22% watched the whole thing
16% watched parts
18% watched clips later
21% read about it in the news
23% haven't heard anything about it

Among Independents:

10% watched the whole thing
12% watched parts
14% watched clips later
19% read about it in the news
44% haven't heard anything about it

[Fred Sanders]

3. The poll was of those who watched the debate! So, just saying....science is wonderful, no?

This is the fourth scientific poll to confirm the obvious, as polls did after Obama/Romney 1.

No one talked of "focus groups" and "on-line" polls then....another thing about science is that science takes TIME....who has that when you are on-line and need the answer STAT?!

[HerbChestnut]

7. Look at the numbers, Fred. Most of the people didn't watch the debate.

[Fred Sanders]

8. The scientific poll was of those that watched! Yes??

[HerbChestnut]

17. Not entirely, as the numbers show.

[JaneyVee]

12. But I'm sure all those online polls showing Bernie won...

Were definitely debate watchers.

[HerbChestnut]

18. No idea.

[zeemike]

38. What is scientific about this?

"from YouGov's opt-in online panel "

And pray tell what is the difference between that and an on line poll?...except that it is even more selective of people who want to give you their opinion.
Scientific my ass.

[Fred Sanders]

40. Read the whole thing, please...apologies accepted with grace!

[zeemike]

41. Sure thing.

As soon as you answer my question...what is scientific about that?

It's a joke to think it is scientific to select people who volunteered on a web site to give an opinion and claim they represent the population at large.
Do that with any other scientific endeavor and you would be laughed out of the room.

[NorthCarolina]

4. This poll means nothing. Question 2: only 17% of the 1000

claimed to have watched the debate, and 33% hadn't even HEARD of the debate happening (yet they selected the winner?). Check it out for yourself here, Question 2: http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/tabs_HP_Democratic_Debate_20151015.pdf

Further, according to the poll only 38% felt Clinton won the debate, not 55% (see page 3 of the poll).

This poll is absolute garbage and means absolutely NOTHING.

[Robbins]

10. 15 million watches debate

and youguv can't contact more than 17% that say they did? Ok. if you can't bother to watch debate how can we believe you will
vote.Turning on TV In primetime in your home is easy.

more watched it online.

If majority of polled said they watched debate then poll would be relvent.

[NorthCarolina]

25. The only metric where Clinton wins is Name Recognition.

How do you construct a debate poll where the majority of respondents will rely solely on Name Recognition in making their choice for winner of the debate. Simple, choose a vast majority of respondent who didn't bother to watch the debate, and didn't even KNOW there was a debate.

[Robbins]

33. all of these so called scentific debates are flawed

if you didn't bother to watch debate how can you say who won.it's not like the debate didn't get a lot of viewers.That is very flawed.

If people actully said they watched debate and she won i would accept that.that's not what is happening.

15 million viewers even more than 2008 primary debate viewers at peak and they can't reach people who watched them? and that isn't even talking about those who streamed it or saw it on youtube.

[Robbins]

5. I guess because youguv says it so

the race is over and we should all go home.

[Fred Sanders]

9. 7 more debates for Sanders to turn it around, do not despair!

[frylock]

24. 7 more debates?

[onecaliberal]

6. Huffington Post = corporate media. Hopes you don't read the article to find out

That people who DIDNT watch said HRC won.
Christ on a cracker does anyone else scratch their head at the audacity of even publishing this absolute shit and lies.

[sufrommich]

11. It's a conspiracy!!!!!!

Just thought I'd get that out of the way.

[Fred Sanders]

13. Even the suddenly very quiet Gungeon has fewer who doubt science and statistical analysis than GD:P.

[randys1]

29. Part of the problem is we tend to be easily influenced if we dont have

a clear choice going in to a debate.

So if we listen to MSM, especially the few we trust, we ALL tend to let that influence us more than it should, human nature.

I think both of them did so well that to pick a winner is counterproductive.

[NaturalHigh]

32. Who is this mythical "we" that is so easily influenced?

Honestly, where do you come up with this stuff?

[HerbChestnut]

16. Nothing conspiratorial about it.

The numbers don't lie. Most people in this poll didn't watch the debate.

[yellowcanine]

23. "Most people in this poll didn't watch the debate." Where did you get that?

From the post: "A 55 percent majority of registered Democratic voters who watched the debate said Clinton won."

Are you saying people lied about watching the debate?

[mythology]

31. That doesn't tell you what percentage of the 1000 watched the debate

It says that of those who did, 55% found Clinton won. It could mean 100 people watched and 55 found Clinton won or it could mean all 1000 watched and 550 found she won.

It's still far more useful than an unscientific online poll.

[HerbChestnut]

34. I looked at the full poll results.

There's in link in the article that brings you to them. There's much more to the poll than just who won the debate, and each question is broken down into various demographics.

[demwing]

19. More like a scam

you can either fight it, fall for it, or perpetrate it.

[sufrommich]

20. Yeah,I'm sure if the polls would have gone Bernie's way,

Bernie's supporters here would be just as "concerned".

[demwing]

22. If a third of the people saying Bernie won the debate

had not seen the debate, I'd have called bullshit. Why aren't you?

[DCBob]

14. As expected.

[workinclasszero]

15. When Hillary wins the scientific polls

its garbage and meaningless.

When Bernie wins the magical internets polls it proves he won and all americans agree except evil corporate tools!

Got that?

[NorthCarolina]

26. So, a poll asking "Who won the debate", presented to a group where only 17%

actually knew there was a debate AND even watched it fits your criteria for a "scientific poll". Amazing.

[riversedge]

28. I think think solves the the debate here on DU--->

[workinclasszero]

30. Hillary owned them like a boss!

[EndElectoral]

36. Like when Bernie rescued her from her email fiasco, or her frowning about her botched Iraq War vote

[workinclasszero]

39. I guess Bernie

isn't a big enough Hillary hater for you?

[Le Taz Hot]

21. And water is wet.

Seriously, the Democrats ARE her base. Along with Big Money that is her ONLY base. Of COURSE she would "win."

[lunamagica]

27. The point is that she is still ahead, and by a hige margin

[SoapBox]

35. Democratic voters best OPEN their eyes...

And see what she represents and what is going on in America.

If people want a candidate of No Change, she's for them.

[EndElectoral]

37. Oh, she's for change. Especially more miltary involvement in the mideast.