I've done my duty!
Regardless of the polls- Which candidate came acrosss with more sincerity and charafcter? It is much easier to be the attacker in a debate and it requires the opponent to pause and defend his actions and beliefs. Kerry was a prosecuting attorney. He can come up with a mountain of words.
So who do we believe? The fastest talker or a decisive man of action who follows through with resolve? As the President said we know his track record.
hmmm
CNN
Who do you think won the first U.S. presidential debate?
President George W. Bush 18% 14715 votes
Sen. John Kerry 78% 64874 votes
Evenly matched 4% 3089 votes
Total: 82678 votes
Webpoll
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Total 2983 votes cast.
Senator John Kerry 64.97%
President George Bush 34.70%