If Giuliani and Romney are the frontrunners as the media says, why don't the debate polls reflect that?
May 3, 2007 - Simi Valley, California
MSNBC
Online Poll Vote Results - MSNBC.com
Ron Paul received the most votes from the MSNBC voters in all but two categories: "most rehearsed answers," who was John McCain, and "who avoided the questions" who was Rudy Giuliani.
Who stood out from the pack?
Ron Paul 47%
Mitt Romney 19%
John McCain 6.7%
Who showed the most leadership qualities?
Ron Paul 42%
Mitt Romney 18%
Rudy Giuliani 15%
Who was the most convincing candidate?
Ron Paul 45%
Mitt Romney 18%
Rudy Giuliani 13%
source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18661804/
May 15, 2007 - Columbia, South Carolina
FOX News
Text Poll Vote Results
Who won the debate?
Mitt Romney 29%
Ron Paul 25%
Rudy Giuliani 19%
source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,272493,00.html
June 5, 2007 - Manchester, New Hampshire
CNN
Online Poll Vote Results - CNN.com
Ron Paul received the most votes from the CNN voters in all but two categories: "snappiest dresser," who was Mitt Romney, and "most disappointing performance" who was Rudy Giuliani.
Who do you think won the debate?
Ron Paul 60%
Who seemed to know most about the issues?
Ron Paul 59%
Whose performance was most surprising?
Ron Paul 39%
Whose campaign got the biggest boost from the debate?
Ron Paul 55%
source: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/debates/scorecard/gop.debate/results.html
August 5, 2007 - Des Moines, Iowa
ABC
Online Poll Vote Results
Ron Paul won the debate with 63% of votes. Paul's vote total was nearly eight times as many as runner-up Romney. Now the poll results website show nothing.
source: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Decision2008/popup?id=3436820
ABC TV apparently reset its tally of who won the Republican debate it broadcast on August 5, Sunday morning.
At 10 AM EST, Congressman Ron Paul (R-Tex) was winning the debate with over 1,000 votes. Mitt Romney was next with 106. After the debate at approximately 11:10 AM EST when the tally was rechecked, ABC showed Ron Paul had just 445 votes. Second was “Nobody Won. I’m Voting Democratic.”
DrudgeReport.com put up a post-debate poll that showed Ron Paul winning the debate by wide margins (with 45% of the vote) as of 12:30 PM EST. Ron Paul continued to pull away in the ABC TV poll as well, despite the apparent tampering.
source: http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=46813
September 5, 2007 - Durham, New Hampshire
FOX News
Text Poll Vote Results
Who won the debate?
Ron Paul 33%
Mike Huckabee 18%
Rudy Giuliani 15%
source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSzWzrxUtjU&eurl=http://www.voteronpaul.net/?q=node/77
September 17, 2007 - Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Sky Angel
The First Ever Values Voter Presidential Debate Straw Poll, held last night at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, declared Governor Mike Huckabee as the pro-family winner.
Mike Huckabee 63%
Ron Paul 12%
Alan Keyes 7%
source: http://www.valuesvoterdebate.com/
September 27, 2007 - Baltimore, Maryland
PBS
No poll?
October 9, 2007 - Dearborn, Michigan
CNBC
Online Poll Vote Results - CNBC.com
According to online CNBC.com poll, which was taken down after several hours when total number of votes were over 7,500. Ron Paul received over 70% of the votes in all three categories.
Which candidate won the debate?
Ron Paul 74%
Mike Huckabee 7.2%
Mitt Romney 5.7%
If the GOP primary was to be held today, which candidate would you vote for?
Ron Paul 75%
Mike Huckabee 7.2%
Fred Thompson 5.7%
Which Republican candidate is best for your money?
Ron Paul 75%
Mike Huckabee 7.3%
Mitt Romney 5.7%
source: http://www.cnbc.com/id/21209903
October 16, 2007 - Washington, D.C.
The Republican Jewish Coalition debate at the Grand Hyatt Hotel Independence Ballroom featured five candidates: Sam Brownback, Rudy Giuliani, John McCain, Mitt Romney, and Fred Thompson. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported that sources close to the RJC leadership said that Paul was excluded due to his "record of consistently voting against assistance to Israel and his criticisms of the pro-Israel lobby".
October 21, 2007 - Orlando, Florida
FOX News
Text Poll Vote Results
Who won the debate?
Ron Paul 34%
Mike Huckabee 27%
Rudy Giuliani 11%