[rocklobster11]

I think Bush will do fine, because the expectations are reversed from the first debate. They say this is Kerry's home turf, but only if your home turf is liberal, tax and spend indecisiveness.

Of course, no matter how Bush does, it will be portrayed as a Kerry win or a tie, and the number of people watching will probably be small.

[VRWCTexan]

My thoughts exactly - two playoff games in progress tonight, coupled with depate fatuge, will make for a low viewer group - unfortunateky that leaves an opening for the MSM to spin it more towards skerry.

[katdawg]

Oh boy, here we go again! This thread will be huge even before the debate begins! But, it's great reading everyone's comments and even better to read about the Freeper drinking game on here! Ha! Go W!!!!!

[MplsSteve]

I agree.

This is Kerry's turf (even though he's dead wrong on the issues) and he'll spare no small expense to frame Bush as a hater of children and senior citizens.

Bush will be labelled as an anti-environment extremeist who's beholden to oil companies and other corporate polluters.

This is old news to us but for those viewers are out there watching, Kerry will do everything possible to make Bush like an unconcerned, uneducated a**hole.

Kerry will try for a knock-out punch, I believe. Bush has got to be on guard tonight.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

I'm hoping Rove and company have been mum on Kerry's 30 years in the Senate because they are saving it as ammo for tonight's debate. The record of the 'most liberal senator' should be hammered in the minds of the voters.