Kerry will kick Monkeyboy's ass in the debates.

[Dees]

I predict that once the debates are over Kerry/Edwards will pull ahead substantially. Kerry needs to mention seven words continuously during the debates. Iraq, health care, economy, education, security and environment. George W....you're fired!

[geek tragedy]

1. No he won't.

Kerry is stiff, is unable to connect with voters, and cannot match Bush's broad moral themes when it comes to debates.

Bush will beat him--it's only a question of by how much.

[olddem43]

4. Will you stop this?

If you want to tout the idiot's abilities, go over to freepville.

[LoZoccolo]

7. No - Bush will cream him during the debates.

He has never lost a debate. I'm fucken scared!

[theorist]

8. shhhhh....

Perpetuate the converse of the "soft bigotry of low expectations".
:)

[Arkana]

12. It's called sarcasm, big guy

Lower the bar for Kerry, raise it for *. :7

[ClassWarrior]

16. But he's right...

(wink, wink) The Excuse pResident is gonna clobber Kerry.

23.

[crispini]

2. Yes, I am very worried about the debates.

Shrub will make him look stiff and patrician. I am afraid it will not go well for us.

[Kammer]

6. Man of the people

Bush has that "Common Man" thing going for him. Very effective.

[theorist]

3. Yes we should all be a-scared....

I'm afraid to say it, but Bush has never lost a debate. His rhetorical skills are only matched by the great Roman statesman Cato the Elder.

[HootieMcBoob]

5. I'm not sure about that

Bush has never lost a debate and he's such a gifted speaker and he really has a way with the people. He comes off as one of the people and folks relate to him. Especially in a townhall type format. I think Bush will do very well in the debates. I'm just hoping that Kerry is able to hold his own. Bottom line is Bush has excellent debating skills and as long as Kerry comes out without too many bruises Kerry may win by not loosing.

[PDittie]

9. Bush is a debating champion

He will slaughter Kerry.

[zulchzulu]

15. Methinks not

All you have to do is listen to Busgh these days. He's on painkillers or something.

Kerry can slowly and surely behead him mentally.

[PDittie]

19. Bush has never lost a debate

He beat Ann Richards and he beat Al Gore.

Bush has tremendous command of the facts and is deceptively erudite. He speaks directly to the common man in plain English. He knows precisely what they fear and can address those fears in a way John Kerry doesn't.

I hope Kerry can just hold his own.

[Worst Username Ever]

10. I'm really nervous.

I think Kerry might as well just pack it up after the debates and go back to Massachusetts. He doesn't stand a chance.

[vivalarev]

11. After 4 years of hell....

I dont think most people, even if they support him, see bush as the "common man" anymore. Other than his stupidity, which a lot of americans can definetely relate to, he has nothing else to connect with.

Unless these "undecideds" at the debates are rich or stupid, I think they'll connect more with kerry....unless he talks in that monotone voice that he sometimes does.

[Leilani]

13. Bush has never lost a debate

Remember that...it will be tough.

[Dees]

14. Georgie can try all the good ol' boy, ah shucks, winkin and

blinkin, country boy crap he wants. Kerry will say something like, "my opponent wants to act like a bumpkin and tell you he's just one of you working folks but I'm here to say that these issues are real and deadly serious. Now here is what I have to say".

[Bullshot]

17. How will these debates be formatted?

If the questions are lobbed by a panel reporters who serve as Bush's stooges, Bush will have an advantage.

If it's written questions taken from the audience in attendance and conducted fairly, Bush could get thrown off and look like the dumb deer in the headlights.

I agree that Kerry needs to drive home Bush's failures in handling the war; his failures in responding to 9-11; and get some real facts and figures of this pseudo economic recovery that Bush says we're having. If he can do this in all three debates, he could sway a lot of voters his way.

[newyawker99]

18. Come on guys! Enough of the gloom and doom.

Kerry will do just fine. I would not
underestimate him.

:-)

[PDittie]

20. Just being realistic

Bush has never lost a debate.