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September 30, 2004

The First Debate

Kerry did a good job tonight. Bush came off looking unprepared, he meandered, he seemed confused. Kerry, uncharacteristically, was focused, stayed on track, and even sort of likable. This probably means the media will have LOTS to spin. Expect the story to be something along the lines of "Kerry Launches Comeback with First Debate!" And I think he'll probably even things up in the polls.

But Jennifer thinks he's still too confusing, that he's talking over the heads of most Americans. In fairness, Bush did REALLY well in response to the question regarding worth. That had to be the highlight of the night. But I doubt the media will spin it that way. Nor should they... you don't make the losing quarterback MVP.

10:20PM Update: A lot of people are calling this debate a draw. I just didn't see it this way. I think Bush really failed to seal the deal with undecided voters. But maybe I'm being too hard on him. The whole way through the debates, I thought "Oh, the perfect response would be..." and when Bush didn't jump on it, I ended up disappointed. In hindsight, my responses would have been pointed, but maybe a bit too mean. If anything, they'd probably be more fitting if they came out of the mouth of John Kerry (in style, not substance.) I didn't feel Bush did well, but if I went back and watched the 2000 debates, I might think the same thing. Jennifer found Kerry's oversmug smile creepy. And I have to admit that I found it weird that he'd nod and smile, even when Bush was driving home a point like Kerry's inconsistency.

Posted by March at September 30, 2004 07:23 PM

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