It is clear now that the winner of the first 2012 presidential debate is former Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney. A new poll released by Gallup Organization on Monday indicates that President Obama and Romney are both at 47 percent among registered voters nationwide.
The polls illustrated in full detail by The Huffington Post, shows that prior to last week's debate Obama had a five percent lead over Romney i.e. Obama was at 50 percent, while Romney was at 45 percent.
The HuffPost Pollster Tracking Model currently shows that Obama is leading with only one and a half percent lead nationwide: Obama is at 47.6 percent and Romney is at 46 percent. Other polls conducted nation-wide and statewide are also revealing similar analogies. Thus showing a great advantage for the Romney campaign which seems to be gaining speedy momentum against the Obama campaign.
Julia Clark from Ipsos pollster told Reuters, "Romney's performance in the debate I think has improved his share of the vote for now ... It's a significant change from where we were a couple of weeks ago," but Clark goes on to add that all hope is not lost for Obama, "He's narrowed the race but he doesn't seem to be overtaking Obama."
After last week's debate held at the University of Denver, Colorado, Obama received bipartisan criticism for what the New York Times calls "delivering a flat, uninspired and defensive performance," Romney, surprisingly, received high praise for his performance at the debates. The New York Times describes his articulation as "energetic, aggressive and presidential during his first-ever general election debate."
Polls conducted shortly after the debate indicated the same. A poll conducted by Government Executive, among the 523 undecided voters surveyed 46 percent said Romney did a better job, while only 22 percent said the same for Obama. 32 percent of those surveyed said it was a tie.
In a poll by CBS of 430 undecided voters, 67 percent say Romney was a clear winner last night, while only 25 percent said Obama won the debate. The CBS poll also indicated that 50 percent of those surveyed said the debates changed their opinion of Romney, boosting is likability to 63 percent, which was a 30 percent jump to the number prior to the debate.
A poll by CNN showed a closer call between the two opponents, but never the less, Romney had was declared a winner by those surveyed. The CNN poll suggested that 48 percent said Romney was a stronger leader, while 37 percent said the same for Obama.
The next debate will take place on October 11, between the Vice Presidential candidates Paul Ryan and Joe Biden. And the next presidential debate is Tuesday, October 16 at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. The topic will be Domestic and Foreign Policy. This debate will be conducted in a town-hall meeting format. Here a number of undecided voters selected by The Gallup Organization, responsible for conducting election polls, will be given an opportunity to ask each candidate questions on both domestic and foreign policies.
