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+1 billion

A study released by research firm Strategy Analytics on Wednesday found that the number of smartphones being used worldwide surpassed one billion units for the first time in history over the third quarter of 2012, some 16 years after the format was introduced in 1996.

32%

Of young American 20-29 year-old voters — a plurality — said the debates were the most important influence on their voting decision, according to a new poll conducted by YouGov.

417 days

Amount of time Mitt Romney spent — cumulatively more than a year — during his four-year term as governor of Massachusetts. More than 70 percent of that time was spent on personal or political trips unrelated to his job,” according to the New York Times. “Mr. Romney, now the Republican presidential nominee, took lengthy vacations and weekend getaways. But much of his travel was to lay the groundwork for the presidential ambitions he would pursue in the 2008 election, two years after leaving office.”

$774,000

Amount Sarah Palin’s leadership political action committee spent “during the year’s third quarter after taking in more than $843,500 — the bulk of it from donors who contributed $200 or less,” Politico reports.

41%

Of voters surveyed say President Obama will do better in this week’s presidential debate, while 37% expect Mitt Romney to prevail, according to a new Pew Research poll. This stands in stark contrast to expectations prior to the first presidential debate two weeks ago, which voters expected Obama to win by a 51% to 29% margin.

3.5 million

Number of tweets posted on Twitter during the vice presidential debate, down from 10.3 million during last week’s first presidential debate.

90%

Of Democrats and 8% of Republicans approve of President Barack Obama, an 82-point party gap, according to Gallup. Obama’s fourth-year job approval ratings may eclipse George W. Bush’s 2004 ratings as the most polarized in history.

44% and 43%

Favorability scores of Vice presidential contenders Joe Biden and Paul Ryan, respectively, as they head into their debate tonight, according to Gallup. Independents view Ryan slightly better than Biden.

52% to 27%

Spread of Americans who would trust President Obama more to look after their dog when they’re out of town than Mitt Romney, according to a new Esquire/Yahoo! News poll.

52%

Of Americans, a first-time majority, say the government should not favor any set of values in society, while 44% believe it should promote traditional values, Gallup finds. From 1993 through 2004, a majority of Americans consistently favored the government’s promoting of traditional values, but views have since been more mixed.