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we turn to anthony salvanto, who is in west chester county new york.ning, john. how are you? >> dickerson: i'm well. let's start with my favorite question: what is the story of this race right now? >> it is very much about the president. voters tell us that they are evaluating this race based on what they have seen over the last four years, even more so than what they think might happen in the next four, and even more than what they think joe biden might do if elected. now, maybe that is not unusual for an incumbent president, but we also tested that directly, and that evaluation on the president for good or bad is the thing that really stands out. it is also, john, very much about intensity. we have seen, especially since the conventions, voters locked in, approaching nine in 10 who say their mind is mide up made . good luck finding the swing voters. but the intensity is why you'll hear both compaigns talking about motivation and turnout. >> dickerson: it is important that point about referendum because the president, in his convention, tried to turn

cbs news elections and surveys director anthony salvanto is in west chester county, new york, with morethis findings. what have you find? >> reporter: voters tell us they feel like it has raised the stakes, which was already a high-stakes election. let me show you this: a majority of voters in both these states feel like it has made the election even more important, especially democrats feeling that way, but now both parties tell us that they are motivated to vote. very high levels there. that's critical in an election that will probably all come down to turnout. but, let me remind everybody: don't forget about the economy. it still outranks the court in many other issues in both of these states. coronavirus also really important. and the reason that this is so critical, margaret, is that the president has a lead on who would be better at handling the economy in both of these states, and in many others we polled. in fact, across the board lately, we have seen a tightening of this race in state after state. >> brennan: anthony, we know republicans also want to hold on to their senate maj

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first — let‘s speak now to anthony salvanto — cbs news‘s director of elections and surveys.in the lead up is that there are so many mail ballots and it will take the states longer to count them and in particular, thatis to count them and in particular, that is going to be in the states where they are a little bit new at this. some states as you mentioned where mail voting happens all the time, colorado, arizona, etc. but there were going to be states or they mailed out ballots to a lot of voters for the first time, where a surgeon mail applications is really going to be nothing like they‘ve ever seen. so on election night, we can only anticipate that it will ta ke can only anticipate that it will take them longer to count that in one of the reasons why i‘m going to urge patients, perhaps at midnight and certainly even sooner than that, is that any time somebody does something new, it might take them longer to do it and that does not mean that there‘s anything wrong, doesn‘t mean that there is anything bad going on, itjust means that we may have to wait. having said that, i s

let's bring in anthony salvanto. he moment we have been waiting for, what you have learned? >> you know, hey, norah, instant poll of viewers across the country, look at this big number, the tone of the debate, 83% thought it was negative. as for who won, we asked that, and it looks like the vote coming in 48-41 in favor of joe biden. that's because most people came in having already made up their mind. look at this, norah. how did the debate make you feel? 69% annoyed. way outpacing the 17% who said it made them feel informed. norah. >> o'donnell: anthony, thank you. many people were watching this debate with a pit in their stomach. at two times, i think, vice president joe biden called the president a clown and said will you just shut up. did this really, i ask this question, serve the voter in terms of a real policy discussion about the issues? and who did it ultimately benefit? >> you know, i don't know. i mean, no, i don't think it served the voters, in the sense that it was-- you know, the president was constantl