In the recent week after the Presidential debate, Republican candidate Mitt Romney has taken the lead over incumbent President Barack Obama, according to the Pew Poll.
The poll was conducted just four days after the debate had been held at the University of Denver, in Denver, Colo. Before the debate, President Obama had been leading the polls 51-43, but the new survey places Romney ahead of Obama 49-45.
“He had a 46 percent point margin of victory in the debate; by a 66 percent to 20 percent margin, he was declared the winner by the people we questioned,” Andy Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center, told All Things Considered host Robert Siegel.
Kohut also added that the debate had a very positive impact on Romney’s image. The debate also saw Obama losing his popularity dip below Romney’s for the first time in many months. However, Romney’s jump in popularity and the debate itself were panned by the public for both candidates’ use of distorted facts and outright lies.
A recent Times article also covered this issue extensively, stating that Romney and his campaign team issued more brazen false statements whereas Obama and his team subtly distorted the truth.
Much of the public disapproved these actions, with some people saying about Romney,”I don’t believe he can do what he says, but I like what he says just the same.” Many voters find approve Romney but also find him to be full of empty promises.
Regardless of the fact-bending prominent throughout the campaign, neither candidate has a definite lead over the other; a recent Gallup poll has both Obama and Romney tied at 57 points.
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