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Campus
Voice
A
phone poll of California's likely voters concluded
that Tuesday night's presidential debate was at a
virtual tie between Vice President Al Gore and Texas
Gov. George W. Bush.
Forty-two
percent of those asked said Gore won, as opposed to
Bush's 39 percent, said Jennifer Hillings Epstein,
a spokeswoman for Rasmussen Research, an independent
polling firm out of North Carolina.
Cal
State Long Beach students had this to say about the
debates.
"Who
do you think won Tuesday night's presidential debate?"
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"I
would say Al Gore because he talks about
education a lot, and health care and the
middle class. Not just about rich people."
--
Evita De Guzman
sophomore, undeclared
Gore supporter
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Gore
was more confident. He knew what to say. I felt
Gore more than I felt Bush."
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Marc Anthony Cubbage
Senior, history
Gore supporter
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 "Al
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"I
went in with a little bias because I wanted
Bush to win. He was more confident, friendlier,
nicer."
--
Christine Foley
Freshman, political science
Bush supporter
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"They
pretty much acted the same way. It was pretty
much the same rhetoric."
--
Fredy De Leon
Sophomore, electrical engineering
Bush supporter
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Compiled by Christina L. Esparza
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