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: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest More Print (Opens in new window) Print