My husband is definitly a moderate (leans to the left just a tad) but he thought President Bush won big. Interestingly, I didn't think President Bush won "big", but held his own. My husband thought Kerry insulted his intelligence ( BTW, he's a MENSA member) and was condescending. I was surprised at his take on it, but am glad to hear it.
See that's another moderate going for Bush. He didn't need a knockout against Kerry, Kerry needed the knockout against Bush and swinging and missing doesn't impress the swing voters. Bush wanted to impress the undecideds because the decideds have already decided. LOL