This isn't about style....
If televised Presidential debates were not about style then RMN would have been POTUS in January 1961.
I am not saying that the battle is over or lost. I am saying that I was very disappointed by our guy last night and I know how the MSM will play it.
I hope that the American voter is a more clear thinker than he was 43 years ago.
Look, I am going to agree that one of the things that THEY should have practiced is back and forth give and take with Bush - and not the canned speach stuff. Bush does need to keep short notes as Kerry talks about factual and other errors that he needs to address. Kerry's MO is pretty well established by this point and so Bush's preparation team should have done better with him. Everyone knows it is not his strong point, and his team should have been practicing with him starting about 2 years ago. A little bit of practice every other week would have gone a long long way.
Of course, Bush is a busy President and probably doesn't have time for a lot of useless activities like this.