Bush needs to take debate lessons from Cheney

I would have to say they are doing pretty evenly, with a cheney edge. Its been more of a mud throwing fight so far.

Watch Edwards's body language. He's got quite rattled and was actually trembling (not out of fear just adreneline).

Cheney knows the stuff so well that he's just coming across as incredibly knowledgeable while Edwards looks like he's just memorized talking points.

I have to agree completely here. Edwards is showing himself to be something of a poor choice at this time. I know it has been 4 long years, but I recall Sen Leiberman (sp?) coming off much better.

Lieberman was much better. Edwards looks totally out of his depth.

Realize people Edwards has never done a debate before, he is a first term senator, or maybe second I don't recall.

Considering that this is how the 'debate' is going:

Element from fact set A
Element from fact set B
Element from fact set A
Element from fact set B

How can we determine a winner? Any 'conclusion' from this 'debate' is just an airing of one's pre-existing opinions on the candidates and/or their platforms. I am not going to deny that this is not the case with myself in my declaration of preferring edwards's platform, in that I cannot see the events which the bush campaign so desperately needs to be true in being that.

I prefer Bush's platform but recognized that Kerry creamed Bush in debate #1.

However, here, I think it's pretty clear that Cheney is really squashing Edwards. He had a Lloyd Bensten moment even.

I am not watching, but listening. from what I hear I think it is fairly close, but every time I hear Ed asking what a question is about,
it makes me see that he is losing. That and the twisted facts he has pulled out as i type make me think he's done.

Yea, he lawyers a lot of his statistics.  He really got burned with the "Coalition" casualties qualifier.

I am even more impressed with the political astute person that Cheney is.
Also Edwards was talking about Tax Cuts, which is opposed to Kerry's Tax Raises.
Also that little remark from Cheney 'I am President of the Senate and in the three plus years that I have been in that job this is the first time I have met Senator Edwards' something along those lines.
- GX

Yea, that was a lloyd bensen moment.

I think Cheney should do a Rodney Dangerfield moment in Memorial of the Great Comedian.

- GX

Obviously, we're all politically biased.

I would say that both candidates are doing fine. Dick Cheney is no George Bush. Edwards is doing much better than he did at points during the Democratic Primary. My guess is that this debate will be a wash: the current momentum will continue until the Second Presidential Debate, this Friday.