The fact is the G.W. Bush camp needs to get clips from the debate running on TV ads showing where Kerry is inconsistent.
These need to start running soon and and stop any of the "MO" the media are trying to create.
Kerry not having to defend is 20 year Senate record...NOT once did G.W. Bush bring up his record and make him defend it....(that is why the Kerry camp is so happy and feel they won) - Which in many ways is true.
Kerry was wrong on the cold war, wrong on the first gulf war, wrong on cutting CIA funds, wrong on Military needs.....yet NOT ONCE was he forced to address his past record.
Mindboggling that G.W. did not take him to task on his record.
There is no data to suggest it takes any sort of delay for a debate's results to appear in polling.