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Press Releases | In the News | Media Contact Info Press Release SpeakOut.com Instant Response Survey of Second Presidential Debate: WINSTON SALEM, NC - October 11, 2000 - In a debate where the candidates went out of their way to agree with one another, Republicans who participated in the Fox News Channel/SpeakOut.com "Rate the Debate" program tonight rated Governor Bush significantly higher than Democrats rated Vice President Gore. Independents and other party affiliations tracked closely with Republicans in their ratings of both candidates. Participants in the moment-to-moment response survey moved a 0-to-100 point dial with their mouse, with high scores indicating approval, low scores disapproval and 50 indicating a neutral response. Although Bush showed strong ratings from undecided and Independent voters, it appears unlikely that the debate will end up changing many minds. Only 6% of participants in a post debate survey question said the debate might cause them to reconsider their vote. Bush's average score for all voting groups for the full debate was 65 and Gore's average score was 51. Bush held a 10-to-15 point lead from Independent voters throughout the debate.
Interestingly, results were reversed among young participants ages 16-24, with Gore holding
a significant lead over Bush throughout the debate. A total of 665 students participated in the online poll, which was organized by Wake Forest The largest scoring gap between Republican and Democratic participants occurred when the candidates discussed their party's position on the level of assistance the International Monetary Fund and World Bank should provide to poor nations. The same question drew the highest overall marks for each candidate, with Bush scoring 70 for all voting groups and Gore scoring 56. Both candidates scored their lowest marks from all voting groups on their answer to the question on children's healthcare, with Bush scoring 60 and Gore scoring 44. From his own party, Bush's highest scores came in response to his answers to questions on the IMF (79), foreign policy (76), U.S. military (76), and the Middle East (75). Gore received his highest marks from his own party for his responses on IMF (61), racial profiling (65), U.S. military policy (62) and his closing statement (65). Very little gap was evident between men and women in their ratings of both candidates. Both men and women scored higher for Bush than Gore throughout the debate.
Approximately 5305 people participated in tonight's online focus group with 1060 simultaneous participants during the course of the debate. A higher
number of Republicans participated than Democrats, which is consistent with Internet demographics. The results reflect the average opinion of debate
watchers who chose to participate in the online research project. Although "Rate the Debate" is an interactive web initiative that records television viewers' responses to the candidates' performances during the debates. Internet users connect to FOXNEWS.com and post instantaneous reactions to the candidates' answers. The opinions of the online participants, Democrats, Republicans and Independents, are compiled and analyzed, providing immediate feedback of the candidates' responses and performance. Detailed results charts and graphs are available online at www.SpeakOut.com. About SpeakOut.com Based in Washington, DC, SpeakOut.com (www.speakout.com) is America's leading non-partisan Internet activism Web site and online opinion research company. SpeakOut.com, recently named by Forbes Magazine as one of the Top 10 political Web sites, invites users to participate in surveys and market research through its patent-pending NterceptTM research technology. NterceptTM provides real time, second-by-second analysis and allows for larger panels of respondents than ever before, with lower cost and greater speed. About Fox News Channel FOX News Channel is a general news service covering breaking news as well as sports, entertainment and business news. FNC is available in more than 54 million homes and is owned by News Corp. About Wake Forest University
Founded in 1834, Wake Forest University is a private, liberal arts institution in Winston-Salem, N.C. With a growing reputation for
challenging academics, individualized teaching, small classes and state-of-the-art resources, Wake Forest has produced seven Rhodes
Scholars since 1986 and is consistently rated highly by college guides. In its most recent college guide, U.S. News and World Report ranked Wake
Forest 28th among national universities. Wake Forest was named among the Wake Forest has about 3,800 undergraduates who can choose from 34 academic majors. Another 2,100 graduate and professional school students earn degrees in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the School of Law, the Babcock Graduate School of Management and the School of Medicine. The university's Divinity School opened in the fall of 1999. Wake Forest's Web site address is www.wfu.edu About Youth Vote 2000 Youth Vote 2000 was established in 1999 with a generous grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts. Youth Vote 2000 is the largest non-partisan coalition committed to encouraging civic participation among our nation's young people. Through its Board of Directors and its coalition's extensive national networks, Youth Vote 2000 is demanding accountability by politicians on the issues of importance to young people today. The diverse members of the Youth Vote 2000 Coalition have a long history of mobilizing youth and underrepresented populations to participate in the political process. Coalition members include Black Youth Vote, Campus Green Vote, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, League of Women Voters, National Council of La Raza, Organization of Chinese Americans, Rock the Vote, Third Millennium, U.S. PIRG and the U.S. Student Association.
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