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To: POLITICAL EDITORS

Contact: Vince McGourty of HCD Research, +1-908-483-9121, vince.mcgourty@hcdi.net

FLEMINGTON, N.J., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --HCD Research released the results of a study of conducted among 1,402 voters conducted shortly after the conclusion of the third Presidential Debate held earlier tonight at Hofstra University.

The study, which was hosted on the firms mediacurves.com web site, was conducted by HCD Research and the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion (MCIPO), among self-reported Republicans, Democrats and independents. Results of the study are also available on www.mediacurves.com

The study findings:

Who do you feel won the presidential debate? John McCainBarack Obama Undecided Democrats 10% 81% 9% Republicans 70% 18% 12% Independents 30% 60% 10% If the election were held today, who would you vote for? Barack Obama John McCain Other Candidate Undecided Republicans 14% 78% 2% 7% Democrats 84% 9% 1% 5% Independents 59% 30% 1% 10% Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

The Media Curves web site provides the media and general public with a venue to view Americans perceptions of popular and controversial media events and advertisements.

HCD Research is a communications research company headquartered in Flemington, NJ. The company's services include traditional and web-based communications research. For additional information on HCD Research, access the companys web site at www.hcdi.net or call HCD Research at 908-788-9393. Headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, MCIPO is a respected source of public opinion data on local, state and national issues.For additional information on MuhlenbergCollege, go to www.muhlenberg.edu

SOURCE HCD Research, Inc.

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