Latest Presidential Polls: Has Obama's Performance Impacted Voters?
As a result of President Obama's strong performance in Tuesday night's second presidential debate in Long Island, N.Y., spectators are still speculating whether his reignited political campaign will cause a significant overall shift in the polls.
Obama's recent performance aside, associate political science professor at the University of Texas, Alan Saxes, said in a Miami Herald television interview that Governor Mitt Romney will continue to give President Obama a serious run for a spot in the White House this November.
"Everybody thought it would be close and indeed it is. But Romney does, at this time, seem to be gaining momentum and waging a much better and determined campaign than John McCain did for the Republicans at a similar time four years ago," he said.
At both the national and state levels, polls have showcased varying results. However, battleground states such as Iowa, Ohio, Nevada and Wisconsin are a few of the states that have been impacted the most in terms of statistics.
According to CBS News, 19 percent of all of the voters interviewed prior to the second debate had met Knowledge Networks definition of "uncommitted." Of those individuals, 73 percent stated that they'd planned to watch the debate.
Although both of the candidates garnered increased support during the Oct. 16 event, President Obama reportedly saw a slighter uphill shift (36 to 33 percent) over Governor Romney. Prior to the debate, there were several individuals who had considered switching from Obama to Romney (27 to 19 percent).
Huffington Post stated that Romney's initial poll increase had little to do with Obama's lack of presence in the first debate, and more influenced by the Republican succeeding in it. It is being said that there's been "a genuine shift in perceptions of Romney's character." The respective theory is that Romney's performance at the debates has aided his campaign toward the voters who were initially undecided on the democrat.
The final presidential debate will take place on Monday, Oct. 22 at 9 p.m. ET at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla.
