Debate-watchers say Biden won first debate – CBS News poll

Forty-eight percent said Biden won, while 41% thought Mr. Trump was the winner. Biden’s margin here is not too different than his lead in national polls. Ten percent called the debate a tie.

Immediately after the debate, the CBS News Battleground Tracker interviewed likely voters nationwide who watched the debate in order to get their reaction.

More than eight in 10 voters who watched describe the debate’s tone as negative, including majorities of each candidate’s supporters.

Few voters who watched found the debate informative. Just 17% said it was. Most came away feeling annoyed:  it was the top feeling expressed by each candidate’s supporters. A third of voters felt entertained — more of Mr. Trump’s voters felt this way than Biden’s.

Biden was able to convince more of those in his party that he was the winner of the first debate than Mr. Trump was able to convince people in his party. Ninety-two percent of Democrats who watched say he won, compared to 82% of Republicans who say Mr. Trump won. Thirteen percent of Republicans called the debate a draw, although independents gave Mr. Trump the edge.