Ron "Finocchio" Reagan is applying what will become the Democratic mantra "this debate doesnt matter, it has changed no ones mind."
Which is spinmeister talk for "Edwards got his ass whupped".
Hehe. before they were screaming debates did change minds, now they are desperately praying they don't.
Just out of curiosity, does anyone believe voters minds were permanently changed as of tonight?
My position from the first debate was they were not. Kerry won Style, Bush won Substance, but neither but it away in that debate, though Kerry left himself open for attacks down the line such as his "Globel test" comment.
I'm not sure I fall into the line of thinking that any debate is going to sizeably register a permanent shift either way at this time. I think it's more a matter of small cuts up to election day that will finally push voters to make a decision Nov. 2nd.
I do think Cheney restored the slowed momentum of the Bush campaign, which is the most sizeabe victory tonight because it puts Dems back on Defense where we want them.