It is interesting that a few days ago most democrats were criticizing the polls and saying you can't believe them and today are praising the polls in declaring Kerry the winner.

I said yesterday that the debates would have no more than a 1% change in polling.    The flash polling confirms that almost nobody changed their mind from the debate.

Joe Lockheart was caught on CSPAN camera telling McCoury that they had the debate as a draw.   The most honest assesment of the evening.
The real issue if the follow up this week.

Bush did not make any gaffs- or huge blunders which the democrats needed.   Looked like he was trying to run out the clock and avoid any mistakes.

According to the RNC Kerry made 17 lies including the lie that Kerry never called Bush a liar.   The RNC will be highlighting the Kerry misstatements such as they closed the bridges and subways in NYC during the rupublican convention.

Last year the media declared Gore the winner of the first debate but he lost ground in the polls.    With wins like that who needs defeats. The only poll that counts is the one after the recount Kerry demands after he loses.