The major polls after the second presidential debate this week have all reflected President Barrack Obama's victory over former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. However, the polls continue to show Romney in the lead.
According to Frank Hagler from policymic.com, "results from the second debate have not been felt as yet in all the national and state-by-state polls."
After the second debate on October 16, which took place at Hofstra University in New York, which was conducted in town hall style - moderated by CNN's chief correspondent Candy Crawley, an increasing number of polls are showing that viewers have named Obama winner of the second round.
A poll by Reuters in conjunction with IPSOS shows that 48 percent of the viewers' thought Obama won the debate, while 33 percent said Romney won.
The poll also shows that Obama's likability went up five percent after the debates, from 50 to 55 percent, while Romney's went down two, from 50 percent to 48 percent.
Other polls by CNN and CBS show similar results.
According to a poll conducted by CNN, 46 percent of viewers said Obama won the debate, while 39 percent said Romney won the debate. The survey was conducted with 457 registered voters and a margin of error of 4.5 percent. Among those surveyed 33 percent were Republicans, and 33 percent were Democrats.
The CBS poll conducted with 525 uncommitted voters' show that 37 percent thought Obama won the debate, while 30 percent said Romney was the winner and then 33 percent said it was a tie. According to the poll Fifty-five percent thought Obama answered questions more directly and clearly than his opponent, while 49 percent said the same about Romney.
There was a four point margin of error for this survey. Among those surveyed, 56 percent were independents, 23 percent Democrats and 21 percent Republicans.
According to Polymic.com, President Barrack Obama has a current lead over former governor Mitt Romney in the nine swing states, which are likely to decide the presidential elections of 2012.
The nine are states: Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa and Wisconsin. According to the Real Clear Politics, Obama currently leads Virginia, Ohio, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Iowa, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Romney has a lead in Florida and Ohio.
Never the less, according to a Gallup Poll released Wednesday Romney continues to have a six point lead on President Barrack Obama.
According to the poll, among likely voters Romney is currently at 51 percent, while Obama is at 45. The poll also shows that among registered voters. Romney is at 48 percent and Obama is at 46 percent.
A poll released on Tuesday revealed Romney at 50 and Obama at 46, while a poll on Monday showed the president at 47 and the governor at 49.
According to the Huffington Post Poll, Obama is leading in terms of electoral votes as well as in swing states. The president at present has 277 electoral votes, whole Romney has 206.
The last and final presidential debate before the 2012 Presidential Elections on November 6 is as follows:
Monday, October 22
Who: Presidential Candidates Barrack Obama and Mitt Romney
Time: 9-10:30 pm Eastern Standard Time
Place: Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida
Topic: Foreign Policy
Moderator: Bob Schieffer, Host of Face the Nation on CBS
This will be the last of three debates between Obama and Romney before voters head to cast their ballots on November 6. The two candidates will talk about domestic policy. The debate will be divided into six 15-minute segments, in which Schieffer will chose questions from a topic of his choice. Each candidate will be given two minutes to answer.
