-Caveat Lector- XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX THURSDAY, DECEMBER 02, 1999 23:08:44 ET XXXXX BUSH OFFICIAL FURIOUS AT NETWORK POLL THAT NAMED KEYES BIG WINNER OF DEBATE! "This is bullshit!" roared a furious George Bush campaign official late Thursday night in Texas. "What is this poll? Why do they keep showing it on TV?!" Controversy erupted just hours after a New Hampshire debate between Republican presidential candidates when a network repeatedly aired results of a poll that showed Alan Keyes the big winner of the night -- with nearly a 2 to 1 margin over the GOP frontrunner, Texas Governor Bush! The VOTE.COM website, run by former Clinton adviser Dick Morris, polled viewers in real-time over the Internet. The results were repeatedly aired nationally on FOX NEWS CHANNEL, which co-sponsored the debate and linked to the Morris poll from its website. At 11 PM ET, with 8,000 votes logged -- Keyes had 47%; Bush pulled 25% and McCain trailed with 18%. When told of the results, Alan Keyes http://www.keyes2000.org/ praised the network for holding the debate and for its fair coverage of his campaign. "Since when do we let Internet polls lead the news?" the Bush official, who demanded anonymity, fumed to the DRUDGE REPORT. "This is unbelievable! The governor was the clear and convincing winner of the debate." FOX NEWS referenced the poll nearly non-stop in the hours after the debate, creating an instant public relations disaster for Bush 2000. Dick Morris declared that money can't buy you love. "This is historic," Morris said. "The establishment is zigging, and the people that watched the debate are zagging. Keyes is the clear winner!" Bush supporter Rep. Jennifer Dunn [R-WA] blasted the poll during an interview on the network. "These are not real polls," she said. "Who knows who is behind them... this is not scientific." A source close to Morris told the DRUDGE REPORT late Thursday that the Bush campaign is more than welcome to check the results. "We had our technical person there all night - he is completely apolitical," the source said. Besides, the source notes, Alan Keyes made a vicious personal attack against Morris the last time they appeared on TV together. Next debate: Monday in Phoenix, sponsored by the Arizona Republican Party and scheduled for broadcast by CNN. Developing... http://www.drudgereport.com/matt1.htm ================================================================ Friday December 3, 3:39 AM Keyes Continues to Pull Away in Online Debate Poll Long-shot GOP presidential candidate Alan Keyes continued to widen his lead in an online post-debate poll early Friday. Five hours after the first debate featuring the full field of Republican presidential contenders had ended, Keyes' rhetorical skills had won him a near majority of those weighing in with Vote.com, the new political website created by onetime White House pollster Dick Morris. The debate was sponsored by Fox News Channel, for which Morris works as a consultant, and local New Hampshire TV station WMUR. It was viewed by some as a make or break moment for presumptive nominee George W. Bush. But it was the former Reagan UN official who immediately captured the lead in the unscientific survey. And by 3:00 AM EST Keyes' lead had widened to 50% of the vote, more than double the percentge garnered by Republican frontrunner Bush. Post debate analysis by the Fox News team pointed to Keyes' passionate oratory as a decisive factor in the Vote.com tally, with panelists Morton Kondracke, Fred Barnes and Mara Liasson in general agreement that Bush's performance sounded scripted. With Keyes pushing into majority territory, Bush captured second place with a disappointing 24% of the self-selecting poll. The only other contender to win a double digit response was John McCain, who was holding steady throughout the night at 17%. Steve Forbes garnered a mere 6% of those responding, followed by Gary Bauer and Orrin Hatch, with just 1% each. For debate result updates go to Vote.com Results http://ww.vote.com http://www.newsmax.com/showinsidecover.shtml?a=1999/12/3/23043 Bard The elites are determined to shove Geeeeeeew down our throats. 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