Gallup: 72% of debate watchers gave the win to Mitt Romney with only 20% seeing Obama as the winner

That 52-point gap was the largest the polling outfit has ever seen, topping even Bill Clinton's 42-point margin over George H. W. Bush in 1992. Romney nearly earned a clean sweep among self-identified Republicans, 97% to 2%, and likewise posted a strong showing among independents, 70% to 19%. Things were relatively tighter among Democrats, but the GOP hopeful still managed a 10-point win with Obama's own party, 49% to 39%.