October 09, 2004
Reality check
Posted by
Mark Kleiman
My opinion about who won last night debate is hopelessy compromised by my bias. So it's nice to know that Dan Drezner watched the same debate I did:
a) Bush did better than the first debate;
b) Kerry also did a bit better -- he was sharp from the start this time;
c) Again, both candidates whiffed on the openings given by the other candidates;
d) If Kerry gets elected, you just know that his to-the-camera pledge not to raise taxes for households under $200,000 is going to bite him in the ass,
e) The bizarre moment of the night was the Bush foray into Dred Scott territory. But I do feel safer that Bush will not appoint pro-slavery judges.
So I think Kerry won, but not by as much as last time.
