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 |  Subject: Xbox Live Presidential Debate Stats Revealed  Sat Oct 06, 2012 5:10 am | |
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- Microsoft has revealed that Mitt Romney won last night’s 2012 Presidential Debate according to Xbox Live users. According to statistics provided to IGN by an Xbox spokesperson, “Romney was indeed a winner of last night’s debate with the Xbox Live audience, despite what some of the raw, real-time numbers might have shown. We asked 10 questions during the debate to gauge who won exchanges or segments, and we found that ‘undecideds’ broke for Romney while Obama consistently lost support from his base.”
According to Microsoft, 88% of people who voted in polls during the debate were “likely voters” and 69% said that they will “definitely talk” to their social network about their position on the election. 11% of users who voted in the polls identified themselves as undecided voters, while 17% said they were leaning toward either Romney or Obama specifically. 9 out of 10 times, Romney exceeded his baseline support, and 8 out of 10 times, Obama fell below his baseline support.
Microsoft didn’t provide the specific number of users who watched the debate on Xbox Live, but said that “participation was strong and amazingly consistent throughout the entirety of the debate.” Approximately 10,000 users have responded to daily polls on the Xbox Live Election hub, and participation in polls during the debate “far exceeded this number.”
Microsoft announced its plans for a Presidential Election hub back in August and will stream the vice presidential debate on October 11th in addition to the next presidential debate -- focusing on foreign and domestic policy -- on October 16th. The final presidential debate will be streamed on October 22nd, in addition to a concert event featuring Neon Trees and DJ Skee before and after the debate.
Users who watch at least three of the four Xbox Live debates will receive Halo 4 Warrior Armor for their Xbox Live Avatar. More information on Microsoft’s Election Hub plans are available on Microsoft’s Election 2012 official site. Source | |
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