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Was I watching the same debate as everyone else?

Following last night's Presidential debate - the first of three between the two candidates - I heard numerous "news" pundits clamoring away that Republican Mitt Romney dominated the president and we will see polls tightening as a result. This was even the case on left-leaning MSNBC, where Ed Schultz and Chris Matthews, in particular, voiced their displeasure with the president's performance. Al Sharpton and Chris Hayes were a little more forgiving and Rachel Maddow didn't really voice her opinion one way or another (at least while I was watching) on which candidate she felt won. An instant-poll conducted by CNN showcased Romney handily defeating Obama, winning by a margin of 67-25%, I believe. A CBS poll indicated the GOP nominee won 46-22%. CNN has since admitted their sample may have been skewed a little too much in favor of Republicans, so I'm more inclined to believe the CBS poll. Google took two such polls, one where Obama won by a slight margin and a...