According to CBS News / Knowledge Networks' poll of undecided voters:
40% of uncommitted voters
who watched the debate tonight thought Barack Obama was the winner. 22% thought
John McCain won. 38% saw it as a draw.
68% of these voters think
Obama would make the right decision
about the economy. 41% think McCain
would.
49% of these voters think
Obama would make the right decisions about Iraq. 55% think McCain would.
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