Demosthenes knows Kerry won the debate:
Yeah, there’s no question about it. The only hole that Bush opened was, possibly, that “joining a war you called a mistake” bit, but other than that Kerry dominated it. He was pulling out EVERYTHING that the Republicans and Bush had screwed up, and Bush wasn’t really able to rebut any of it.
More importantly, Bush’s big “strength” here is his biggest weakness. He was consistent, and there’s no doubt he intended to be. Kerry, however, did a fantastic job of saying that there’s nothing good about being consistently wrong, and thus has opened the door to the Dems and 527s saying that Bush’s consistency is due to his being completely out of touch. Since that hits Bush’s greatest weakness, his competency, MoveOn and the rest can tear great chunks out of Dubya’s hide.