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Master Debater - Kerry Delivers
Tonight I watched the debate alone in my hotel room in Findlay, OH. I had no focus group or outside influences. My assessment is as follows:
Senator Kerry and President Bush didn't have any knockout punches thrown, but the debate was a victory for Kerry. Kerry looked very Presidential, knowledgeable, consistent and well tempered which beat the expectations set by the Bush/Cheney campaign. Kerry did a great thing by admitting a mistake when he spoke about voting on the $87 Billion supplemental for Iraq. It made him look human and stands in stark contradiction to the President who refuses to admit mistakes. Bush seemed to stumble and seemed irritated at times. While his answers were on message, the President was very very redundant which exactly fit the expectation set by the Kerry campaign. People were looking for something other than talking points from the President and that did not happen.
The telephone calls I have received in the moments since the debate favor Kerry. The key will be in the polling that comes out over the next couple days. NBC's focus group from Ohio immediately following the debate was a unanimous win for Kerry. Note: My conclusions are based solely on my gut reaction and calls from fellow liberals.
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Senator Kerry and President Bush didn't have any knockout punches thrown, but the debate was a victory for Kerry. Kerry looked very Presidential, knowledgeable, consistent and well tempered which beat the expectations set by the Bush/Cheney campaign. Kerry did a great thing by admitting a mistake when he spoke about voting on the $87 Billion supplemental for Iraq. It made him look human and stands in stark contradiction to the President who refuses to admit mistakes. Bush seemed to stumble and seemed irritated at times. While his answers were on message, the President was very very redundant which exactly fit the expectation set by the Kerry campaign. People were looking for something other than talking points from the President and that did not happen.
The telephone calls I have received in the moments since the debate favor Kerry. The key will be in the polling that comes out over the next couple days. NBC's focus group from Ohio immediately following the debate was a unanimous win for Kerry. Note: My conclusions are based solely on my gut reaction and calls from fellow liberals.
Please participare in our post debate forum. Keep scrolling down to comment!
By Kyle - 9/30/2004
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