Yes, I posted on another thread that Morton Kondracke was absolutely LIVID about that. All kidding aside, I have never seen a punidt look so MAD about a question.
I think everyone thought Bush would whip Kerry handily in debate #1 and the others wouldn't matter, but the reverse is true; the loss of #1 woke him and his supporters up, can't just coast to victory, and Bush came back strong in #2 and--perhaps--closed the deal in #3. At worst, there is no way Kerry gained anything from this one. He looked like a corpse, with no empathy for the American people. W is our pal; Kerry is the creepy guy down the street who is so uncomfortable with his neighbors, and says awkward things like "How about them Red Sox?" when you meet him.
Kerry's folks cannot be happy tonight.