number two, governor romney, before he even knew the facts, before he knew our ambassador was killed, he was out making a political statement, which was panned by the media around the world. this talk about this weakness, i don t understand that my friend s talking about here. this is a president who s gone out and done everything he has said he was going to do. when it came to domestic poll circumstances unlike president obama, who last week declined to mention mitt romney s 47% remarks during the debate, vice president biden went right after it tonight from the beginning and repeatedly. but it shouldn t be surprising for a guy who says 47% of the american people are unwilling to take responsibility for their own lives. friend recently said 30% of the american people are takers. these people are my mom and dad, the people i grew up with, my neighbors. they pay more effective tax than governor romney pays in his federal income tax. they are elderly people who are,
campaign a needed victory. how will voters respond? we re already getting early indication. look at this new cbs flash poll conducted immediately after the debate conducted among uncommitted voters. 50% win there for biden. 19% called it a tie. we also have a cnn poll. 44% say the vice president won. that was apparently among likely voters. we have our own focus group tonight, which will be very exciting. joining me now, howard fineman and john heilman. i m seeing good indications from all the body language and numbers that this was a joe biden win. he did what he absolutely had to do, which as you say, is to fire up the democratic base. they were disspirited as a result of the president s performance last week. joe biden hit all the talking points the president missed. as a matter of fact, one of the
he gave president obama s campaign a needed victory. how will voters respond? we re already getting early indication. look at this new cbs flash poll conducted immediately after the debate conducted among uncommitted voters. 50% win there for biden. 19% called it a tie. we also have a cnn poll. 44% say the vice president won. that was apparently among likely voters. we have our own focus group tonight, which will be very exciting. joining me now, howard fineman and john heilman. i m seeing good indications from all the body language and numbers that this was a joe biden win. he did what he absolutely had to do, which as you say, is to fire up the democratic base. they were dispirited as a result of the president s performance last week. joe biden hit all the talking points the president missed.
indicate a closing of the gender gap with mitt romney running better now in the polls anyway with women? i ve seen different polls. i think polls are all over the map right now. i do this this is what women were needing to hear tonight. what are the differences on particular issues. i actually think what we ll see after this is, again, this gender gap that s been very strong in favor of the president. i think we ll continue to see it to grow. thanks for joining us tonight. good to see you. rachel, back to you. thank you, lawrence. there s been a snap poll in terms of results from tonight s debate. cbs news did a flash poll of uncommitted voters on who they think won tonight s debate. 19% of those voters said the debate was a tie. 31% say that paul ryan won. 50% say that vice president biden won. we re going to be joined in a moment we ve talked to a couple of people who are functioning as surrogates for the obama campaign tonight. we re going to be speaking with a supporter
gender gap that s been very strong in favor of the president. i think we ll continue to see it to grow. thanks for joining us tonight. good to see you. rachel, back to you. thank you, lawrence. there s been a snap poll in terms of results from tonight s debate. cbs news did a flash poll of uncommitted voters on who they think won tonight s debate. 19% of those voters said the debate was a tie. 31% say that paul ryan won. 50% say that vice president biden won. we re going to be joined in a moment we ve talked to a couple of people who are functioning as surrogates for the obama campaign tonight. we re going to be speaking with a supporter of ryan and romney in just a moment, congresswoman marsha blackburn in a moment. while we get her to a microphone, i want to get response from you guys to that poll. that comports my feelings about who won the debate. steve, as a republican, does