U.S. ELECTION
Debate watchers say Trump outperformed Biden
June 28, 2024 - President Joe Biden’s shaky, halting performance in the first U.S. presidential debate left a large majority of viewers believing that his Republican rival Donald Trump came out on top.
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According to a flash CNN poll of debate watchers conducted by SSRS, 67 percent of viewers felt that Trump put in a better performance than 33 percent for Biden. Prior to the debate, the same voters said, 55% to 45%, that they expected Trump to turn in a better performance than Biden.
Debate watchers as a whole say, 55% to 27%, that they think Trump would do a better job of handling immigration than Biden. They also give Trump the advantage on the economy (56% to 31%) and foreign policy (47% to 35%). Debate watchers trust Biden over Trump to handle protecting democracy (44% to 38%) and abortion (42% to 34%).