Study: Obama wins 'interruption debate'

President Obama "won" what one study called the "interruption debate" during Tuesday's contentious clash with Mitt Romney.

The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University, working the Chapman University, said that Obama cut off Romney in mid-sentence 36 times, while Romney cut off Obama 28 times.

Moderator Candy Crowley, meanwhile, cut off Romney 23 times, compared to the 15 times she cut off Obama, according to the study.

It added "there was a total of 122 interruptions by the three participants, an average of 1.4 per minute in the 90 minute debate."

Robert Lichter, president of the Center for Media and Public Affairs said: "President Obama may have benefited in the short run by adopting a much more aggressive style. But so many interruptions push the boundaries of civility in political debate."

Most post-event polls gave Obama a slight edge over Romney in the debate.

The two candidate meet for a third and final time Monday night in Boca Raton, Fla. The topic is foreign affairs.