From the viewpoint of those votes still up for grabs, its pretty clear that Kerry won the debate - or rather won it for tonight. He's a great short-term liar(on the spot, when he can't be held accountable by the actual facts), BS'er, and misleader, good attack style, and President Bush did a poor job of countering him point by point, way too much repeating of pat phrases. For the ignorant and gullible(a good portion of the 'swing moderates') it was no contest.
HOWEVER, the real test is in the next few weeks. How well we counter and shoot down Kerry's lies, one by one, will go a long way towards deciding the election. So who really won the debate is certainly still in question.
But sorry, it was a disappointing performance by the President(though he had a very good closing statement), he knew Kerry would pull this crap, but apparently wasn't fully prepared to fight back effectively.
If not, I don't see how he could have won the debate.
He's a great short-term liar(on the spot, when he can't be held accountable by the actual facts), BS'er, and misleader, good attack style...
Agreed. Kerry is a silver-tounged devil.