Thoughts on the 2nd Debate

It was much improved from the first. Neither man did anything to damage his campaign but I felt that the President did come out a bit ahead, if for no other reason than that he was so much better than the first debate. He was stronger, thinking of his feet, and on the offense a fair amount. My fiancee, a soft Bush supporter, told me right after the debate that she was very impressed with Bush's performance and that tends to have been the story among women. The President needs those votes, so that can't be a bad thing. Kerry claimed victory but it's hard to imagine anyone but the most die-hard liberal really seeing a win here. This one was a draw with the President edging a little bit. At least it was good enough that it should attract people to the finally debate.