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Summary Results for Second 2012 Presidential Debate:
The Town Hall
October 16, 2012
2,295 people reacted at least once51% were Democrats
31% were Republicans
18% independent/other
Before the debate:
56% planned to vote for Obama
30% planned to vote for Romney
10% were undecided4% planned to vote for someone else
52% male and 48% female
63% white; 13% Hispanic; 10% Asian; 9% African American; 5% other
Obama/Romney Comparisons
As with the first presidential debate, Obama received mostly agree clicks, while Romney received a more even ratio of agree and disagree clicks.
Obama was heavily favored as the debate winner. When asked who won the debate, 70% of respondents said Obama, 22% said Romney, and 8% said they tied.
Thus, excluding respondents who thought the debate was a draw, 76% of respondents thought Obama won versus 24% for Romney.
Key Moments
Many candidate responses were polarizing. For instance, Romney’s response to the gun control question received his peak in both agree and disagree clicks.
Respondents appeared to approve of Crowley as a moderator. For instance, she received a surge of agree clicks when she fact-checked Romney.
Although participants tended to agree with Obama, they perceived his response to the question about the Libya embassy attack as the biggest dodge of the night.
10% of post-debate respondents changed their expected vote choice from their pre-debate preference
68% moved toward Obama• E.g., from Romney to
undecided or from undecided to Obama
The other 32% moved toward Romney• E.g., from Obama to
undecided or from undecided to Romney
Among the switchers:
Perceived debate winner (by state)
Grey = no responses