I suspect this debate isn't going to change any minds on either side.
I've thought from the start -- this debate will not change anybody's vote. Which is good -- considering W is in the lead!
This week's TV Guide has a piece about the debates. After reading this, now I know why Kerry flip-flops so much. He throws out an answer to EVERY question whether he knows the true answer or not. Just so he 'appears' to know what he is talking about!
(Kerry) has a very strong ability to take any point that you make and turn it in another direction, even back against you. He's also grandmaster at the art of changing a subject without really appearing to change the subject.
"The senator is also impossible to fluster, adds Payne, who worked on three of Kerry's campaigns. "He will never appear at a loss for words, even when he gets blindsided.