Obama Expected to Win First Presidential Debate October 2, 2012 Heading into Wednesday night’s first presidential debate, voters expect that Barack Obama will do a better job than Mitt Romney. [cont.] Pew Share:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)MoreClick to print (Opens in new window)