I haven't posted in months but felt like chiming in here.
Current AOL poll on who won the debate is 50-50. 72% of respondents said the debate didn't change their vote, though Kerry is winning those who said it did change theur vote 17-10.
People, remember that over the past couple of days, Kerry's pals in the MSM have actually been talking him down - making gun of his fake tan, complaining about his image of inconsistency, etc. They were trying to lower expectations so Kerry would look better almost no matter what happened.
Yes, I got annoyed when I heard Bush pass up chance after chance to absolutely bisect Kerry - the one that annoyed my most was when Kerry went on and on about the troops not having body armor and Bush didn't immediately mention that Kerry had voted against giving it to them - but he was trying to stay "above the fray", so to speak. Look Presidential, don't sink to Kerry's level, you get the idea.
It's been too long since the 2000 debates. Bush was no different here than he was there. People (including family members, which distressed me at the time) said Gore won on points there, and Bush still ended up "winning" them in the long run.
Bush didn't say anything that can be used as ammunition against him in the weeks to come. The same can definitely NOT be said of Kerry. Many people here have already pointed out his idiocy, and I believe he's going to get hammered for it by the Bush campaign between now an 11/2.
I guess so, but it was annoying. Maybe it was OK to the mushy middle, but I don't think they even know about Kerry's vote against the armor funding. I don't know how Kerry could say that with a straight face, though.
"when Kerry went on and on about the troops not having body armor and Bush didn't immediately mention that Kerry had voted against giving it to them"
YES YES I was thinking the same darn tootin thing!! I was screaming at my T.V for Bush to hammer back Kerry's vote against armoring our troops! Also I didn't think it was a good idea for Bush to say he reads the casualty reports daily!! It makes it seem like we're losing troops every single day! But the good news is there's still 2 more debates left.