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Romney way ahead of Obama in impressing voters in first debate
Updated On: 04 October, 2012 10:31 AM IST | | Agencies
US President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney today exchanged sharp barbs over major domestic policies ranging from economy, taxation, jobs and healthcare to education during the first of the three high-stake presidential debates
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Aiming to lead the country for next four years, incumbent Obama and his rival Romney during the debate held in Denver presented before their countrymen their vision of America and how they intend to govern for the next four years.u00a0
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A CNN/ORC poll released just after the 90-minute presidential debate moderated by Jim Lehrer of the PBS news showed that 65-year-old Romney was way ahead of 51-year-old Obama in impressing the voters.u00a0
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Romney was voted by 67 per cent of the registered voters, while Obama was supported by just 25 per cent.u00a0
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The results gave a big boost to the Romney campaign given that all the national polls shows that it is a tight race between the two.u00a0
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US President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney participate in their first debate. Photo: AFP
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