I don't want to say too much about this debate. I want to watch it again, since I heard part of it on the radio, part on TV, and missed a bit entirely. My initial reaction would mirror yours, except I would be more caustic. The silver lining is I thought Bush lost the first debate to Gore quite handily, and was wrong. Thus I suck as a leading indicator of what folks think. But I am worried. But beyond the main points, simply didn't show a relaxed command of his case. Beyond conclusions, he didn't have a lost of detail. But then some say that is a mistake in a debate.
Thank heavens Kerry was so damanged coming in, is my first thought.