10-13-2004, 09:35 PM
Kerry should have gone first in the family open question...Bush had the better answer only because he got to go first, Kerry was left struggling to find different things to say.
And although I would say Kerry won the debate 60-40, Bush finished incredibly well. If he'd sounded that Presidential all debate, he would have walked away with it. Ultimately I hope most people will be able to sift through the facts and figures (Kerry used them to better effect but Bush had plenty), and look at the steady resolve of Kerry as impressing more than the folksy quips Bush supplied. It wasn't a great debate, but it was very thorough.
And although I would say Kerry won the debate 60-40, Bush finished incredibly well. If he'd sounded that Presidential all debate, he would have walked away with it. Ultimately I hope most people will be able to sift through the facts and figures (Kerry used them to better effect but Bush had plenty), and look at the steady resolve of Kerry as impressing more than the folksy quips Bush supplied. It wasn't a great debate, but it was very thorough.