Undecided voters in focus group swing sharply toward Romney; Post-debate poll shows big win

Twitchy ^ | October 3, 2012 | Staff

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Ellen Carmichael@ellencarmichael

Luntz said he has never had a focus group swing as much as his Obama-leaning group did tonight. "This is a big deal," he says.

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Tonight, pollster Frank Luntz assembled a focus group consisting of undecided Colorado voters. By the end of tonight’s debate, the group had moved dramatically toward GOP nominee Mitt Romney.

At least half a dozen focus group members who voted for Barack Obama in 2008 now say they will vote for Romney. Virtually everyone in the group said that Romney won the debate and exceeded their expectations.

Luntz, who has been in the polling business for at least two decades, says he has never seen such a dramatic shift in opinion as a result of a debate.

Brad Schnure@schnure

Frank Luntz focus group overwhelmingly sides with Romney, says Obama was "flat, slow"

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Bob Owens@bob_owens

Frank Luntz says tonight's focus group represents the biggest swing he's EVER seen after a debate.

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Niall@NiallThistle

@DPJHodges Frank Luntz focus group of 24. 13 voted for Obama but 21 of them say Romney won. Of 24 undecideds 8 decided tonight for Romney

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Wayne Dupree@NewsNinja2012

Frank Luntz focus group of 24 people all thought Romney came out on top except for 3

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In related news, CBS News reported results of a post-debate poll of undecided voters:

Mark Knoller✔ @markknoller

CBS News Poll of uncommitted voters shows 46% pick Mitt Romney as debate winner. 22% say it was Pres Obama. 32% call it a tie.

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Mark Knoller✔ @markknoller

Poll shows 56% of uncommitted voters say their opinion of Romney has changed for the better. 13% say that about the President.

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Mark Knoller✔ @markknoller

Poll shows Romney narrowed gap on empathy. 63% now say Romney cares about their needs and problems (up from 30% before debate.)

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Mark Knoller✔ @markknoller

Scientifically representative poll conducted by phone of 523 uncommitted voters who agreed to watch the debate.

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Ouch!! LOL

[VanDeKoik]

People wanted a clear indication that Romney was an acceptable alternative. That he CAN be president.

They got that and then some.

It also shows that Obama’s (manufactured) support is WEAK

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It was a successful, experienced mature man against a spoiled, pampered, narcissistic adolescent. The ref should’ve called the fight about a third of the way in.

[DemforBush]

As much as Luntz’s endless focus groups tend to annoy me, this *is* big news. IMHO, Romney swept away a lot of the Obama/MSM caricatures of him and for was able to really put for the image of a strong, confident leader who can be trusted with the Presidency. In short, he kicked out the supports from under the main focus of attack for the Obama re-election campaign (i.e. make Romney into a bogeyman).

I know it’s a long time until election day, but tonight was a welcome boost.

[jazzlite]

...”People wanted a clear indication that Romney was an acceptable alternative. That he CAN be president”...

I actually saw Mitt Romney in action for the first time myself last night..All I can say is WOW! This man was born to be President and, I am convinced, would be a Godsend to this country at this time in history. He is a dynamo who could bring back some self-confidence and pride to our battered nation.