First of all, Republican, just realize that the issue discussed yesterdays(homeland security, war in Iraq, national security) are supposed to be Bush's strong suits and purportedly Bush's "button men" thought Bush would manhandle Kerry on that front. They stand corrected. Secondly, if Bush can't perform well when the topic discussed was supposed to be his strongpoints, I wonder how much of a regression will be observed come debate 2 and debate 3. Dick Cheney might decide to do his regular "attack dog" routine next week when he debated John Edwards, but the likeability issue here is quite paramount, given that Cheney's popularity rating has been hard-hit, due to his supposed Halliburton links and what not. John Edwards is a likeable guy, and a Southerner to boot, a key fact which will abet in delineating Kerry as a centrist, and can also persuade the undecideds in key swing states down South to vote for the Kerry/Edwards ticket. I only see Bush going on a downward spiral henceforth. Kerry was a giant on stage yesterday, not only physically, but also intellectually. He really did tower over Dubya boy. Even Freepers are jittery about Bush's performance yesterday. Democratic bloggers are very happy with Kerry's performance. Andrew Sullivan also believes John Kerry came out the winner. More undecideds are leaning towards Kerry after yesterday's debate. Kerry basically wiped the floor with Dubya Bush.