HOW did it come to this? That’s what Barack Obama’s supporters are asking in light ofMonday’s Pew poll that shows Mitt Romney leading the president by four percentage points. This represents a 12-point shift from the mid-September Pew poll that had Mr Obama comfortably ahead by eight points, and it represents a coda of sorts to a slew of recent polling that collectively suggest last Wednesday’s much-watched debate was indeed a “game-changer”. Consistent with other polls, Pew found that Mr Romney was viewed as doing a better job in the debate by 72%-20%. This included 78% of independents and even 45% of Democrats who thought Mr Romney bested Mr Obama. As debate polls go, this is a rather significant drubbing; rarely do we see such a lopsided verdict, particularly among the “loser’s” own partisan supporters.

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