1. React Labs: Educate Summary Results for 2012 Presidential Debates October 3, 2012

2. 3767 people reacted at least once
56% were Democrats
27% were Republicans
60% plan to vote for Obama
24% plan to vote for Romney
11% undecided
52% believed Romney won the debate
Dems:35%
Rep:13% ind:16%
Lean dem:21%
Lean rep: 14%

3. Response highlights
Strong "agree" responses for both candidates; but much stronger "disagree" responses for Romney than for Obama
Participants appreciated moderator's attempts to keep the candidates in line; when he pointed out they were over time, "agree" clicks for the moderator increased
Participants demonstrated ability to differentiate concepts of "spin" and "dodge," but were much more likely to click "spin" than "dodge"

4. Response highlights
Obama received the most positive participant response to comments on corporate tax break eliminations, and the most negative response to his claim that he "kept that promise" to fight for the middle class made in his first campaign
Romney garnered the most participant support on his plans to promote energy independence and foreign trade to improve the economy, while participants responded most negatively to his energy policy positions (e.g., support for coal and Canadian oil) 

5. Debate response by groups
Gender
Men more frequently gave responses than women
Greatest Difference between men and women is in Romney Agreement
Race
Obama Agreement is most common click amongst all races
Caucasians have the strongest preference for Romney compared to other ethnic groups

6. Debate response by groups
Partisanship
Co-Partisans strongly agree with their own candidate
Independents have a slight preference for Obama
Vote Intention
Those with a pre-debate vote preference tended to agree with their preferred candidate
Romney wins amongst undecided voters

11. Perceived debate winner (by state)
Question wording: “Who do you think performed better in this debate?”
More blue (red) = stronger preference for Obama (Romney);
Grey = no responses

15. Relative agreement (by state)
Question wording: “Who do you think performed better in this debate?”
More blue (red) = stronger preference for Obama (Romney);
Grey = no responses

16. Obama/Romney Comparisons
Most participants who responded agreed with Obama, while Romney had the same number of people agreeing with him as disagreeing with him.
Yet, Romney was slightly favored as the winning debater.
Thus, despite strong participant agreement with Obama, most participants felt that Romney won the debate.