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Middle America is stupid, so Bush will win.
Hokay. Huh huh!
By general consensus, the first United States presidential debate was crucial to Senator John Kerry's chances of claiming the White House. Only by easing Americans' concerns about his leadership ability during a one-on-one confrontation with President George W. Bush could he hope to overturn the incumbent's re-election bandwagon.

Only by demonstrating a resolve and succinctness that would cultivate a connection with the electorate could he hope to reverse polls that show the race leaning to the President.

The Democrat challenger was partly successful. Rarely did he meander, and occasionally his eloquence was put to good use. Iraq, he said, was "a colossal error of judgment, and judgment is what we look for in the President of the United States". Yet as well as Mr Kerry performed, it is doubtful that he did enough.

Posted by: RJB in JC MO 2004-10-02
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