I live in Houston and the local news had some guy from U of H talking about how Bush is too informal and Kerry although formal is eloquent. blah, blah, blah He was asked if he thought Bush would do better in this type of format. That was his answer.
Professors seem to be uniformly against President Bush - most are far-leftists. I love the informality of our President...he speaks TO me, not AT me. I dislike Kerry's style intensely - it turns me off the moment he starts speaking.