The stage presence problems that Bush went through were the same ones that people offered as the decisive thing that handed Bush the victories over Gore (Gore apparently didn't have "manners").
In my opinion, Kerry won this one hands down. Kerry stated his position very clearly, and showed that he's strong where he stands. Bush seemed flustered all the time, and he stuck to his name-calling of Kerry even after Kerry had shown why those aren't accurate (flip-flopper, for instance). Bush never really gave anything more on his position rather than the same old rah-rah type we hear...no plans or anything. This night was supposed to be Bush's, since these issues are the ones Americans tend to be drawn to him about. Kerry's win here goes a lot longer than simply winning the debate. If people question Bush's ability in security matters, what at all does Bush have over Kerry? The domestic agenda has been Kerry's strong suit, and if he delivers like he did last night, I think the election will be done.
Bush's "hardwork" line was poor. Of course fighting a war on terror is hardwork. That doesn't mean it can't be more successful than it is now. It seemed more like an excuse than a proper response.
When Bush was talking about the International Court, Kerry was wanting to have a rebuttal, but Jim Lehrer wasn't looking at him and went on to the next question. I think Kerry would have hammered this one, probably saying something like "If our troops were led properly, we shouldn't have anything at all to be afraid of from an International Court."
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