This statistic shows an opinion poll regarding the outcome of the second presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 election on October 16. After the debate, 46 percent of the respondents stated that Barack Obama had done the best job in the debate.
Who do you think did the best job in the second presidential debate in the 2012 elections on October 16?
The sample of debate-watchers in this poll were 33% Democratic and 33% Republican. That indicates that the sample of debate watchers is about 8 points more Republican than an average of all Americans in 2012, so the respondents were more Republican than the general public.
The source gives no information regarding the missing percentage points to hundert percent.
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CNN. (October 16, 2012). Who do you think did the best job in the second presidential debate in the 2012 elections on October 16? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/244364/outcome-of-the-second-presidential-debate-in-the-2012-elections/
CNN. "Who do you think did the best job in the second presidential debate in the 2012 elections on October 16?." Chart. October 16, 2012. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244364/outcome-of-the-second-presidential-debate-in-the-2012-elections/
CNN. (2012). Who do you think did the best job in the second presidential debate in the 2012 elections on October 16?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/244364/outcome-of-the-second-presidential-debate-in-the-2012-elections/
CNN. "Who Do You Think Did The Best Job in The Second Presidential Debate in The 2012 Elections on October 16?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244364/outcome-of-the-second-presidential-debate-in-the-2012-elections/
CNN, Who do you think did the best job in the second presidential debate in the 2012 elections on October 16? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/244364/outcome-of-the-second-presidential-debate-in-the-2012-elections/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Who do you think did the best job in the second presidential debate in the 2012 elections on October 16? [Graph], CNN, October 16, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/244364/outcome-of-the-second-presidential-debate-in-the-2012-elections/
