REUTERS: Voters say President Barack Obama did a better job than Republican challenger Mitt Romney in Monday’s debate but their opinions of each candidate did not shift significantly, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.
Some 47 percent of registered voters surveyed in the online poll judged Obama the victor, while 31 percent believed Romney won.
But neither candidate’s favorability ratings shifted in the wake of Monday’s debate, the last of three televised matchups before the November 6 election. Likewise, voter assessments of the candidates on a range of issues from the economy to foreign policy did not change by a statistically significant margin… (more)
EDITOR: Soon after the first debate, hitherto undecided made up their minds. It is very hard to change a person’s view once that occurs. From here on in, it is a question of which party can get ththeir supporters to actually vote.
