A flash poll of influential members of Georgia’s GOP and Democratic parties found rare agreement on the question of who won Wednesday night’s presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney.
As a Democratic respondent put it, “Mitt is back in the race.”
Patch tapped our panels of Democrats and Republicans who hold office, are former elected officials, candidates or party activists for twin polls that were conducted in the first hour after the debate ended.
Patch received responses from 32 Republicans and 15 Democrats. The poll is not scientific.
Of the GOP respondents, 87.5 percent said Romney won “by a wide margin” and 12.5 percent said he won by “a slim margin.”
Democratic respondents were less emphatic about Romney’s performance, but they agreed with the basic message – Romney out-performed Obama in the debate.
Twenty percent of Democratic respondents said that Romney won by “a wide margin” and 40 percent saying it was by “a slim margin.” Just 20 percent of Democratic respondents said Obama won by “a wide margin” and 13 percent said Obama won by “a slim margin.”
Republican respondents also said they felt that the national media would agree that Romney won, with 62.5 percent agreeing with that statement by “a wide margin” or “a slim margin.” Democrats also said the national media would name Romney the winner, with 80 percent agreeing by “a wide margin” or “a slim margin.”
And 81.3 percent of Republican respondents agreed with the statement, “Mitt Romney’s Oct. 3 debate performance makes it even more likely that Georgia is a state that he can count on winning.”
Meanwhile, Democratic respondents did not feel that Obama improved his chances of making Georgia a competitive state in the 2012 presidential election, with 66.7 percent saying they somewhat or strongly disagreed that Obama’s performance made it more likely that he would win Georgia or at least make it a close race in the peach state.
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Polls don't matter. Even if they did, An interesting poll came out this morning that said 90 percent of voters have already made up their minds, and that 95 percent of voters think debates make no difference. I guess ignorance is bliss with you people, or is that "we the people" what a crock of cow dung....
If people are indifferent to the debates, it must be due to the fact that many don't think their vote counts and the number of ppl who aren't voting is increasing! Some ppl aren't going to put their trust in the government no matter who gets in office; they win either way it goes b/c they are counting on themselves to look out for themselves.
305,689,000 is the approximate number of Americans currently populating the country. It's been suggested that our current way of livinging is not sustainable. So my questions are 1.) Since you are pro-life how do you see the future for a continuing growth in the population 2.) Are you willing to adopt an unwanted new born or pay taxes towards if future upbringing? What do pro-life advocates think might help with this issue? Obviously abstaining hasn't worked. Just looking for an honest and realistic plan that seeks a solution to this oft debated topic. Especially since it is one issue that is clearly a separate issue between the candidates.
To me, It doesn't matter which one gets into office; I don't look for government to save me! My year and outlook on life is not enveloped around who's in the White House. Come what may, if Obama or Romey, I am moving forward with my agenda no matter what!! I'm telling everyone, with the way government is going, endorse YOURSELF AND RELY ON YOURSELF!!!!
Think a minute about India having a population of 1,241,491,960 in 2011
Opps strike that $1.730 figure as apparently is is even higher: http://www.npr.org/2012/07/12/156659733/weekly-standard-obamacare-cost-estimates-rise
Estimated to have a third of the world's poor. In 2011, World Bank stated, 32.7% of the total Indian people fall below the international poverty line of US$ 1.25 per day (PPP) while 68.7% live on less than US$ 2 per day.[1] I don't understand? Why am I thinking about india?
I don't see our world getting over crowded; I see ppl getting more greedy, gluttonous , running thru all the resources they can, very wasteful and hurdling people into certain regions, by means of war or government, packing out certain areas more than others.
I see you're another one who has woken up! Yay!!!
I'm glad to know that you really SEE WHAT'S GOING ON! Both are the same type of balls, just spinning in different directions!
http://data.worldbank.org/country/india
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/city_result.jsp?country=India&city=Lucknow+%28Lakhnau%29&displayCurrency=USD
Speaking of India, has anyone tried the new curry blizzard at Dairy Queen?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-letting-us-in-on-a-secret/2012/10/10/ba3136ca-132b-11e2-ba83-a7a396e6b2a7_story.html?hpid=z7
Obama's administration did not increase security at the embassy and his minions lied about what caused the embassy to get overrun and the diplomat to be killed. Obama showed his concern about this incident by proceeding to fly in to fundraise for his reelection bid with his Hollywood buddies.