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Last night President Bush and Senator Kerry took to the floor at the University of Miami campus in the first in a series of presidential debates. Today, in the swirl of post-debate analysis, both the pundits and the polls have been calling Kerry the winner over the sitting president.

Hear from political reporters from swing states across the country and a couple of undecided voters themselves about how the debate played out in the states where every vote counts.

Guests:

Kathleen Francovic, director of surveys, CBS News

Leslie Clark, political writer, The Miami Herald

Jeff Mapes,
chief political reporter, The Oregonian

David Yepsen,
political reporter, The Des Moines Register

Pete DeCoursey, political writer, The Harrisburg Patriot-News

Daniel Goddard, undecided voter from Miamisburg, OH

Dana Mark Bales, undecided voter from Dayton, OH.

 
 

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