Ipsos poll after TV debate says Hudak won

The results are fragmentary but a post-debate poll by Ipsos indicates viewers believe PC Leader Tim Hudak won the Ontario leaders’ debate on Tuesday night. Out of 957 people who watched the debate, 36 per cent believe Tim Hudak won the debate compared to 30 per cent who said Liberal Leader Kathleen Wynne had the strongest performance. Some 26 per cent of those polled said they thought Andrea Horwath won the debate. Seven per cent of people said they were unsure who won. Prior to the debate, 36 per cent of people believed that Wynne’s government deserved to be re-elected but after the debate, that number dropped to 33 per cent. Of those polled, 29 per cent of people said Hudak delivered a “knockout punch” during the debate versus Horwath (14 per cent) and Wynne (12 per cent). The results of this poll are considered accurate within plus or minus three percentage points, 19 times out of 20.