According to a Polling Institute survey, Gibran Rakabuming Raka emerged as the most outstanding vice presidential candidate (cawapres) in the second Presidential Election debate held on December 22, 2023.
Polling Institute researcher Kennedy Muslim stated that Gibran won decisively with 54.6% of the vote.
"From those who watched the debate, we asked again, which vice presidential candidate performed best? We found that Mas Gibran excelled over the other two vice presidential candidates," said Kennedy in an online press conference on Wednesday (3/1/2024).
Below Gibran was Mahfud MD, who received 25.3% of the vote, and Muhaimin Iskandar with 16%. Meanwhile, 4.2% of respondents were unsure or did not answer.
This survey also recorded respondents' assessments of which vice presidential candidate had the best work program. The results showed the majority of respondents again chose Gibran.
"Again, Mas Gibran excelled, with around 50% (of respondent votes)," said Kennedy.
In terms of work programs, Mahfud again came in second with 20.3% of the vote, while Muhaimin received 18.2%. 11.9% of respondents were unsure or did not answer.
Then, regarding the delivery of opinions or answering debate questions, the majority of respondents considered Gibran the best, with 50.1%. Meanwhile, Mahfud received 27.7%, and Muhaimin 18.3%.
There was also a survey for the category of vice presidential candidate who best mastered the issues in the debate. The results showed Gibran still excelled with 47%, Mahfud with 31.9%, and Muhaimin with 16.6%.
"Then, which vice presidential candidate was the most convincing? Mas Gibran led with 48.9%, ahead of Mahfud MD with 30.4%, and Muhaimin Iskandar with 16.9%," said Kennedy.
The Polling Institute survey was conducted from December 26-28, 2023, through telephone interviews.
The survey involved 1,246 respondents selected using a combination of the Random Digit Dialing (RDD) method (280 respondents) and Double Sampling (DS) method (996 respondents).
RDD is the process of randomly generating telephone numbers, while DS is the random sampling of data from a previous face-to-face survey.
The survey's sample target was Indonesian citizens aged 17 years or older, or married, and who owned a telephone.
Respondents are assumed to represent approximately 83% of the total national population, with a margin of error of 2.9% and a 95% confidence level.