Results: Most Americans plan to watch first presidential debate
Published on 06/27/2024
A new poll finds most U.S. adults plan to watch or listen to some element of Thursday's presidential debate.
Source: https://www.livenowfox.com/news/first-presidential-debate-trump-biden-debate-thursday-june-27poll
Source: https://www.livenowfox.com/news/first-presidential-debate-trump-biden-debate-thursday-june-27poll
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The first presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump is Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 9 p.m. ET. A nationwide AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll was conducted over the weekend among more than 1,000 adults. About 6 in 10 U.S. adults say they are "extremely" or "very" likely to watch the debate live or in clips, or read about or listen to commentary about the performance of the candidates in the news or social media. Which do you plan to do?
Watch the debate live
35%
874 votes
Watch clips or recaps of the debate
22%
543 votes
Read about the debate
15%
365 votes
Listen to commentary about the debate
12%
301 votes
None of the above
20%
488 votes
Not Applicable
18%
446 votes
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About half, 47%, of Americans say the debate is "extremely" or "very" important for the success of Biden's campaign and about 4 in 10 say it's highly important for Trump's campaign. Do you think this debate is extremely or very important for either Biden's or Trump's campaign? Biden's
18%
452 votes
Trump's
9%
213 votes
Both
34%
862 votes
Neither
16%
399 votes
Not Applicable
23%
574 votes
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Additionally, BetUS.com predicts that this debate will be the most wagered-on in history. Bets are being placed on various outcomes, including who will win, who will interrupt the moderator the most, and the frequency of certain words like "folks" and "fake news." Additional bets can be placed on how often Biden's age or Trump's legal issues are mentioned, as well as the colors of the candidates' neckties. Are you planning to place any bets on this debate? Yes
5%
113 votes
No
67%
1666 votes
Undecided
5%
133 votes
Not Applicable
24%
588 votes
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Who do you think will do better in the debate? Trump
23%
576 votes
Biden
28%
702 votes
Both will do well
5%
114 votes
Neither will do well
21%
537 votes
Not Applicable
23%
571 votes
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