Hewitt is such a homer that it's hard to take his theorizing and prognostications seriously. But in this case, I think his analysis reflects the opinions -- spoken or muzzled -- of a gret deal of political observers , myself included. About the only memorable issues are Kerry's global tst, and Bush's visible consternation. The Dems know this, hence the "facial gaffe" ads that followed; that's as substntive a messge s they were able to cull from the last debate.
Dude, get a new keyboard.
I read somewhere today (and I can't remember the source) that several in the press watching the debate thought Bush won. That would include David Gregory of NBC News. It was only hearing the opinions of the reporters that Kerry won did they reverse themselves and follow the crowd, like lemmings off the cliff.
One other pundit I was disappointed in was John Podhoretz of the NY Post. He intially said Bush won, then a few days later changed his mind and said after reading the polls that it was apparent that Kerry had won. I'm just hoping the American people are watching and making their own decisions.