Anyone who follows politics knows that Bush has to do well enough that the day after the debate we don't have to put up with the expected media crap about how "the race is tightening." We already knew they were dying for Kerry to do better so that they could report that. If we know it, the Bush camp knows it and Bush knows it.
He could have and should have done better. There are no excuses. I love him, but on this he messed up.
I do.