The critical observation is that President Bush demonstrated only the ability to stay on script. He never answered any substantive claim or charge. When faced with mostly factual information, and challenges to his policy decisions, the President fell back to his canned responses.

Contrast that with Kerry. The Senator was engaged in the debate in a very real way. He presented his plans, he challenged the premises, and he continually pressed the President on his programs. He responded (unlike the President) when his positions were challenged with facts.

The only people that matter on this are the undecideds, the swing, the great middle. I believe Kerry will be shown to have gained in this group.

Mick