If you want to see post-debate commentary untouched by the Republican noise machine, visit the BBC's
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The coolest thing is that Bush is now likely to be even more rattled (remember, security was supposed to be his strong suit). I'm not taking anything for granted but Bush is in tough on these debates. The meme that says it all "Bush had 35 minutes worth of material for a 90 minute debate"---and it's only going to get harder. He runs the risk of being either overly aggressive in the next debate or overly passive. Personally, I don't see how Bush could have done worse than he did. He looked WEAK and he has not been served well by a campaign that has distorted Kerry's views and character. The proof is in all the Republicans who were attracted by Bush's strength and then were surprised to see that Kerry vastly outperformed Bush in that department. Kerry won on substance, style, AND character. OUCH!