No worries---yup--I trust the Media. Yup. And the sky is green.
A USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll found that viewers enjoyed the debate: 88% said they watched "all or most" of it. The poll found Kerry achieved one of his goals: Viewers gave him a 60%-32% advantage over Bush on expressing himself clearly. But 54% said Bush demonstrated he's tough enough for the job, compared with 37% for Kerry.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-09-30-inside-debate_x.htm
The Kerry people already were on the polls..hot and heavy!
An e-mail from DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe read, "Tonight, don't let George Bush's henchmen steal another victory. We need your online help immediately after the debate, so save this email, print it out, and have it ready with you as you watch the first Presidential debate tonight."
McAuliffe continued. "We all know what happened in 2000. Al Gore won the first debate on the issues, but Republicans stole the post-debate spin. We are not going to let that happen again, and you will play a big role. Immediately after the debate, we need you to do three things: vote in online polls, write a letter to the editor, and call in to talk radio programs. Your 10 minutes of activism following the debate can make the difference."
National and local news organizations will be conducting online polls during and after the debate asking for readers' opinions, McAuliffe said. Providing web sites for six major national news organizations, McAuliffe encouraged his readers to look for the online polls "and make sure to vote in every one of them."
McAuliffe also encouraged people to go online immediately after the debate and write to their local newspaper. "If you feel John Kerry commanded the debate and had a clear plan for fixing the mess in Iraq, put it in your letter. If you feel George Bush dodged tough questions on Iraq and didn't level with voters, put it in your letter."
Covering every branch of media, McAuliffe continued. "Do you listen to national or local call-in shows on the radio? How about on TV? Call them and let them know what you thought of John Kerry's plan to keep America secure and George Bush's continuing refusal to admit the truth about his record."
Shows recommended by McAuliffe were Air America, Alan Colmes, Ed Shultz and Bev Smith.
http://www.bushcountry.org/news/columnists/jreynalds/c_100104_jreynalds_democrats.htm