Here's why I think Kerry lost the debate, only time will tell if I'm right.

10/02/04 | Me

[Oblongata]

I don't care what the media says. Bush won the debate on substance. If you look at what the candidates have been saying since Friday, Bush has a whole new set of Kerry fodder to take aim at. For instance the "global test", "wrong war, wrong place, wrong time", and Bush made a mistake going to Iraq, but our troops aren't dying for a mistake.

What new ammo does Kerry have? Bush gave him nothing to attack. People in the media keep saying that neither candidate made a verbal gaffe, but the Global Test remark is going to turn out to be damaging.

The apparent winner was Kerry, but just wait and see how that changes in the lead in into the next debate and onwards. This will be a repeat of the 2000 debates where Gore was declared the immediate winner, only to have perceptions change.

Cheer up, if I'm wrong Bush will head into the next debate ahead in the polls AND considered the underdog for the debate, where he always performs best.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

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[Oblongata]

This is the general interest chat section isn't it? Isn't this the sort of thing that's supposed to be posted here?

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[RedBloodedAmerican]

Did you stop reading before you saw this?

This doesn’t mean your one thought is a thread by itself. Lately, we have been seeing articles posted that should be comments made on the main article. Your comment/vanity article will be pulled or moved to General Interest. Vanities should be limited to the mission of Free Republic.

[js1138]

In order to "win" Kerry was forced to say things he will regret. Some of them were lies and half-truths, but the most interesting were his assertion of his prowess as a warrior. That will be fun to pick apart.

I wonder why no one has noticed or commented on his Tora Bora moment. He seems to be a much better tactician than the generals who won the war.

[counterpunch]

I think Bush needs to be making an issue out of Kerry wanting to give Iran nuclear fuel. I also think Bush should have responded to Kerry's attacks on his record.

[Oblongata]

I didn't know my three (short) paragraphs were considered a "one thought by itself".

I'm just trying to get people to look on the bright side, and generate some conversation. I'm sorry that's such a big deal to you.