I had a similar thought myself. I mean where the hell did that kind of trash come from. Who thinks like that??? Normal Americans do not think like that...I mean that is just bizarre thinking!!!
By Richard Benedetto, USA TODAY
ST. LOUIS — President Bush bounced back from a less-than-stellar performance in his first debate to finish virtually tied with Democrat John Kerry in their second encounter here Friday, a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll of debate watchers shows. (Related item: Poll results)
Overall, 47% of the 515 registered voters surveyed said Kerry won, while 45% said the edge went to Bush, well within the poll's plus-or-minus 5 percentage point error margin.
And on who could better handle the three key issues of the 2004 campaign — the economy, Iraq and the war on terror — Bush more than held his own.
On the economy, debate watchers said Bush and Kerry tied at 49% each.
But they said Bush came off as better able to handle the war in Iraq, 53% to 46%.
And Bush was rated higher than Kerry on managing the overall war on terror, 56% to 39%.
The findings set the stage for what could be a pivotal final showdown when the two debate next Wednesday in Tempe, Ariz.
Bush was under heavy pressure to improve his performance in the second debate after a poor showing in the first face-off last week in Coral Gables, Fla. that set off an erosion in the president's support in the polls. Where Bush led in most polls going into the first debate, post-debate surveys showed that Kerry had closed the gap.
Friday night's showing was a sharp gain for Bush over this first outing. After the first debate, the USA TODAY poll found that Kerry was rated the clear winner, 53% to 37%, re-energizing what was seen as a lagging campaign.