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Originally posted by baltassoc
I'm thinking so far Kerry is handing Bush his ass. It was like he laid a trap. Bush just keeps saying over and over, Iraq was the right thing to do, it was the right thing to do, Kerry can say he would have done something else but it was the right thing to do, then BAM! Kerry comes out with outsourcing capturing Bin Laden to a couple of Afgan warlords while the US shifts focus and goes to Iraq. I'm not sure it was fair, but it was a strong move.
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Everyone's going to call this one for their own, because mid-way through, Bush got back to the Rove message and just kept repeating over and over again the same stuff we've been hearing - it's all about Kerry, not about Bush. Kerry stayed on message and seemed intelligent, and he struck a good balance between going after Bush and digging in deeper on policy issues.
So, my read: Kerry wins in the Florida audience and in the Plains states, each of which are dominated by more issues oriented voters. Bush may gain some traction in the southwestern and southern states that were issues 2 weeks ago - the same places he got a bounce after the RNC.
Who wins in Ohio and Michigan? I don't know. Let's see what the polls say. (And, of course, if this is debate class Bush was handed his ass - but it's not, and the shallow, on-message performance of the last half was what Rove wanted to see)
