By: Clarion Staff | November 27, 2012 TweetShare0 Shares On October 3rd, Chancellor Robert Coombe introduced the world to the University of Denver. With over 60 million people watching, DU hosted the first presidential debate of 2012. The debate had one of the largest impacts on the 2012 presidential election with a 2-3 percent bump in polls for Governor Mitt Romney. Clarion photographer Ryan Lumpkin was one of four photographers with access to the hall. Photo taken by: Ryan Lumpkin Previous Next TweetShare0 Shares No. 3 Clarion photo of fall quarter 2012 No. 1 Clarion photo of fall quarter 2012