What frustrates me is that so many Americans rely on the MSM. Many of these that do don't care to watch any of the debates. They figure they'll catch what they need to know on the news. These same people are the ones that are likely to make their descision based on whimsical things like, algore's 2000 kiss, and media tauting. The Bush campaign knows this. That's why they publicized things like Kerry's orange face. To us it was funny. Unfortunately to many, it influenced their vote. People want to say that they voted for the winner. If the media promotes these ridiculously bogus polls, these are the folks who will buy it and think, "Oh, Kerry must have done real good. I'll vote for him."
One good thing. Kerry's comment about Cheney's daughter seems to be gaining some traction, and in a negative light (as it should). A lot of liberals are scrabbling to justify the comment on the news right now. I bet we don't hear that one again from Kerry. Anyhow, if this gets enough momentum, people will begin to think, "That John Kerry is mean. I'm voting for Bush." Sounds silly! It may be trivial, but it could be just the thing to seal the election.