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Originally posted by Z-man
What I find interesting is how many times Bush corrected Kerry's statements. Kerry was certainly misleading people by mis-stating Bush's administration's views. Problem is, you can't do that when the man you are misquoting is standing right next to you!
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To be fair, Zoltan, both candidates either misquoted or misrepresented the other's policies an awful lot. This is the nature of politics. It happened in 2000, it happened in 96, it happened every four years before that. Same as it ever was.
Why Kerry won the debate has to do with how he responded; Kerry was cool and held his head high. He spoke slowly and clearly in response to Bush's accusations. Bush, however, started slouching and got flustered when Kerry leveled an accusation at him. He actually just stared forward a few times because he couldn't think of anything to say.
I am not saying that either candidate is right or wrong tonight; I am merely saying that aesthetically, John Kerry did a far better job at the exercise of debating. And that usually makes a difference.