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The sound of the debate.
I didn't watch the debate. I listened to it. I had it on the TV while I worked on my computer hardware earlier tonight. Without looking up for facial cues, I decided I would pay close attention to the voices of the candidates, as well as their words.
My observations: Kerry was respectful, but pissed off. After starting slowly, he began to drive home points that directly conflicted with Bush's words, creating a stark contrast between his and his opponent's campaign. If people were undecided before this, I think we saw the real platform in which Kerry can differentiate himself from Bush. W, on the other hand sounded, frankly, pathetic. I think I remarked to myself once that he was whining; as if he didn't expect Kerry to be so harsh. His tone of voice was as if to say, "Why is he being so mean? Why won't you just listen to what I'm saying?" George got his confidence up near the end of the debate, making a few strong, decisive stabs at Kerry's platform, but it's up to the voters to decide whose reasoning is more sound.
The general feel from the media analysts was that Bush got creamed. While Kerry appeared to stay fast on a few issues, hammering down his points, his opponents still maintain that he flip-flopped still during the debate.
I'll leave the rest of the analyzation for you guys, I've decided to vote for neither, so it's of no consequence to me. However, if I were to name a winner based on what I heard, it would be Kerry.
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