CNN after debate poll ( 400 some American)

- 67 percent said Romney won the debate, 25 percent said the same of Obama; among independents it was 75-17 (!)

- 82 percent said Romney performed better than they'd expected, 61 percent said Obama fell short of expectations.

- Mitt Romney's favorable rating jumped to 56 percent.

- Romney led on every issue polled: The economy by 12 points, healthcare by five, taxes by nine, and the deficit by 16.

- Asked who would be the stronger leader, Mitt won 58-37; that's a 21-point lead over the sitting president.

- Romney even won the "likeability" head-to-head, albeit by a single point.

- By a 2-to-1 margin, voters said the debate made them more likely to vote for Romney than vice versa.