Online Metrics Say Obama Won Debate #2
by Bryan Schott
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PoliticIt says their reading of online data shows Barack Obama scored a narrow victory in debate #2 against Mitt Romney.

Some numbers they sent along to Utah Policy following the debate:

  • Obama increased his It Score from 48.61 by 0.42 to 49.03 indicating he won the debate. (During the first debate, Obama's It Score fell by 1.9 points indicating he lost the first debate.)
  • Romney decreased his It Score 40.84 by 0.33 to 40.51 indicating he lost the debate. (During the first debate, Romney's It Score raised by 0.2 points indicating he won the first debate.)
  • 68% more tweets said "Obama won" than "Romney won" following the end of tonight's debate.
  • An estimated 7.2 million tweets sent during the presidential debate
  • Most active portion of tonights debate saw approximately 110,000 tweets per minute during Mitt Romney's response to the immigration question.
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