Washington: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has surpassed Barack Obama in popularity after strong performance in the first of three presidential debates, according to a Pew Research Center poll showed.
Romney is favoured by 49 percent compared to Obama’s 45 percent, Pew said Romney came up even at 46 percent with Obama among registered voters.
Other polls showed that despite the surge in popularity, Romney is a few points below Obama.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll on Sunday, for example, found 47 percent of likely voters saying they would vote for Obama and 45 percent for Romney if the November 6 election were held now.
The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey of 1,511 adults, including 1,201 registered voters, conducted October 4-7 found that voters by almost three to one said Romney did a better job than Obama in the October 3 debate.
“Romney is seen as the candidate who has new ideas and is viewed as better able than Obama to improve the jobs situation and reduce the budget deficit,” said Pew in a statement.
This week, the focus of the campaign shifts to the debate on Thursday between Vice President Joe Biden and the Republican nominee to replace him, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan.
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