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My 2 Cents
I thought Bush was very good tonight, though at times a bit too agressive. Kerry put in a very good performance, equal to the first debate. No doubt, he is good on his feet. The problem is that he's full of shit. This was a clear move to the middle, which is smart, and may work to sway the uninformed. Overall, I call it a draw or a slight edge to Bush, but I can see how others could call its slightly for Kerry.
What I can't figure out is why Bush continues to allow this to be cast as a defense of Bush's record. That automatically puts him at a disadvantage. If I was advising him, each time a question like this was asked I would use 30 seconds to answer and 1:30 to turn the question on Kerry. His record is NOT strong and should be exposed. For example, when asked about failures on intelligence, I would give the canned answer and then ask why Kerry cut intelligence and failed to show up for X% of senate intelligence meetings.
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