10/12/12 By David Rothschild
Both campaigns declared victory after Thursday nights VP debate. Immediate polls on CBS, NBC, and Xbox Live report that a majority of undecided voters thought Joe Biden won the debate against Republican VP Paul Ryan. Everyday that goes in which Mitt Romney does not gain ground is a net gain for Democrates. Romney succeeded in doing this with his first debate against Obama. It was Joe Biden's debate that redirected many of the voters who were going to vote for Romney change their vote.
I believe that knowing how the debate goes can lead to a large shift in voter's choice. It can change about 5% of the voters minds which can effect a close campaign. Most of the time, the debates do nothing to drastically change where the votes are heading, but in this case, Obama and Romney are closely matched in votes and the debates can lose or receive votes.
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