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Originally posted by Rudey
Bush was able to strongly show how Kerry had flip-flopped over and over to my delight.
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Well, he said it enough times in several different ways, but frankly, I thought Kerry was able to blunt it pretty well.
I think the The President did appear flustered, and I think Kerry managed to come across as authoratative (offering more and stronger "facts") and and much more personable than usual. Off the cuff speaking is not one of Bush's strong points. I agree that he (hopefully) will work harder before the next debate.
As NBC's Tim Russert said, there were no knockouts tonight, but the "undecided" voters from Ohio (a strong Republican state for as long as I can remember -- and I grew up there in a Republican family) all thought that Kerry carried the night -- at least for them. It is telling, though, that most of them weren't ready to say that tonight had made them decide one way or another -- that they wanted to see the other debates, etc.
Over all, I would score it as a close call -- but a "win" for Kerry.