This debate is about TERRORISM and Foreign policy..
Bush has a huge edge on those issues.....people who are voting based on terrorism have already decided to vote for Bush...so even if Kerry is creaming Bush, (which I dont agree with)....he isnt gonna make a huge dent in the polls
PS- Bush sucked in the first debate with Gore too, then really hit his stride in the second 2 debates....I think this first debate is a feeling-out process for Bush to learn what to expect from Kerry in the susbequent debates
I sincerely hope that you are right. I am worried about those that are still sitting on the fence.