Reuters/Ipsos poll taken AFTER the debate. Obama 48- Romney 43

[jezebel]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/04/us-usa-campaign-poll-idUSBRE8931E420121004

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If he has more debates like this, is able to push through his message and target undecideds, we might see movement in voting intention, but he needs a lot more of this," Young said.

The poll found that Obama's seven-point advantage over Romney had narrowed to a five-point lead, 48 percent to 43 percent, but a truly accurate reading on the debate's impact will not be possible for several days, he said.

That is because the poll drew on a smaller pool of voters, taken over a shorter period of time, than the Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll that measures the prospects of each candidate.

The online poll surveyed 536 registered voters on Wednesday and Thursday after the debate. It has a credibility interval of 4.8 percentage points.

[Jennicut]

1. Pretty interesting.

Will be interested to see how the national polls move in the next few days. If Romney gets a small bounce (maybe 2 points) then I think a lot of damage has not been done.

[still_one]

3. you are right the next few days will tell the picture /nt

[Liberalynn]

6. You're right we will have to see how this plays out

and hope the damage remains minimal.

[RandySF]

2. What about the sample taken after the debate?

[Jennicut]

4. It was taken after the debate Wednesday night and earlier today.

[jezebel]

5. The entire sample was taken after the debate.

[ProSense]

7. Why does Reuters keep

"The poll found that Obama's seven-point advantage over Romney had narrowed to a five-point lead, 48 percent to 43"

...pushing this misleading point?

Reuters: Obama's lead narrows from 5% to 5% in our tracking poll
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021453931

[yellowcanine]

8. Actually pretty good because the "shine" will go off Romney's performance as his "facts" get checked

over the next couple of days.