It depends on how one defines "won the debate." I think Romney smoked Obama. He came off as more presidential, and that is the point of these debates, at bottom.
Pretty big deal when a water carrier for the DEMs and Obama shows weakness in conviction. The propaganda mojo is not so strong, anymore.
“Presidential” works as a ‘win’ for me ..... and evidently it worked for the Luntz focus group (real people, not media hacks) since that was probably the most frequently used adjective to describe Romney.