respondents who watched at least clips of the debate or more
Method of interview
Online interview
Supplementary notes
Total sample size was 1,000 respondents.
More than one response was possible.
Original question: Did the debate IMPROVE your opinion of any of these candidates?
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Share of voters whose opinion of candidates improved after first debate U.S. 2019
After the first night of the second Democratic debate in July 2019, ** percent of surveyed U.S. voters reported that their opinion of Elizabeth Warren improved. This is compared to **** percent of respondents who said that their opinion of Steve Bullock improved.
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