Inside the GOP bubble: DRUDGE POLL WHO WON THE FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE?...
MCCAIN
| 74% | 103,957 |
OBAMA
| 25% | 35,541 |
NEITHER
| 1% | 1,785 |
Total Votes: 141,283
Outside the GOP bubble (via TPM)
In the CBS poll of undecided debate-watchers, 53% say Obama won, only 22% say McCain won, and 24% say it was a tie.
The CNN poll was just read on the air, surveying all debate-watchers in general. It shows 58% saying Obama won, to 31% saying McCain won. Barack Obama's personal ratings are 66% favorable to 33% unfavorable, way ahead of McCain's score of 49%-49%.
Late Update: Some more numbers from the CNN poll were just read on TV. Obama was seen as stating his ideas more clearly by 66%-25%, was seen as the stronger leader by 56%-39%, and was more likable by 70%-22%. McCain did win in one category: He's the candidate who launched more attacks on his opponent, by a whopping 80%-7%.
Late Late Update: Independents, who made up 30% of CNN's sample, gave it to Obama 57%-31%, essentially the same as the overall margin for Obama.
Best Wrap-Up of the Night (Gail Collins):
Best Visual Snap of the Night (via Ezra Klein):