Originally posted by JaTo: Bush came off better than I hoped, but he's still got a ways to go at presenting his ideas to the public. I was getting pretty agitated with some of the constant repetition of points that he made, using the EXACT same verbage every time.
In terms of pure presentation, Kerry nailed this one. In terms of substance, he really tossed out some stinkers in terms of "facts" and "statistics" and was entirely too generic.
My wife said that Reagan vs. Mondale in their first debate went much the same way...Reagan just didn't pull it off. Of course, two debates and a month later, Reagan took 49 states.
"Think of it, if you like, as a librarian with a G-string under the tweed." Clarkson on the Mondeo.
