I'll tell you what got W worst.
Same thing that makes good fighters lose fights, the same thing that makes many wise men stumble.
Kerry made him mad.
I predicted all day, here and elsewhere, that the President would be so disgusted by Kerry's shameful lies that he would go defensive and just "check out" and shake his head in disgust.
Tragically, that happened to some degree.
However, we got some GREAT attack lines to use against Kerry: global test; we didn't need that tax cut; the business with North Korea; I have never waivered. And more.