"According to Gallup, Bush went into the first debate in 2000 with an 8-point deficit and came out with a 7-point lead. And despite conventional wisdom, this is not because Gore was an awful debater. He's actually pretty good. But Bush was apparently much, much better.
I sure hope he's not that good this year — especially since a major gaffe (as I speculated about yesterday) probably won't actually hurt him that much. At any rate, the famous debate gaffes of yesteryear sure don't seem to have done as much damage as people think.
Bottom line: George Bush is the intergalactic champion of presidential debates. John Kerry has his work cut out for him."
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2004_09/004799.php
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