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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uselections2004/story/0,13918,1318758,00.html
Bush lashes out after debate loss
Still all to fight for in White House battle as Kerry rides Miami wave
Paul Harris in New York
Sunday October 3, 2004
The Observer
America's increasingly bitter race for the White House hit a new low as the two candidates traded insults with each other in the aftermath of last week's first presidential debate.
John Kerry is seeking to capitalise on his widely perceived victory in the debate, while George W Bush is seeking to bounce back from a poor performance. Kerry's campaign appearances now include a parody of Bush as an Elmer Fudd-type character who cannot speak clearly on the issue of the Iraq war.
'He keeps trying to say, "Well, we're-not-we-don't-no-we-don't-you-know, we don't want somebody who wants to leave [Iraq]"', Kerry told a cheering audience at a rally in Florida.
Democrats are delighted at Kerry's performance in Thursday's Miami debate. Nearly all pundits and polls of viewers showed he had bested Bush in the 90-minute talk about foreign policy, dominated by Iraq. Bush appeared rattled and angry on several occasions. He mispronounced several words and phrases and even Republican spin doctors privately concede he was not at his best.
Perhaps seeking to regain lost ground, Bush has also hit the campaign trail with an all-time high level of hostility. In New Hampshire he slammed Kerry on Iraq and said the Democrat would end up letting America's national security decisions be vetoed 'by countries like France'. He also lampooned Kerry as a man who loved to talk but never made decisions. 'I've never seen a meeting that would depose a tyrant, or bring a terrorist to justice,' Bush said.
However, while round one of the debating season may have gone to Kerry, both candidates are preparing for round two in St Louis, Missouri. The state is a barometer of political opinion and has voted for the winning candidate in every presidential election bar one since 1900. At the moment Bush has a healthy lead in the state, but Democrats hope they can chip away at that as the second debate will focus more on domestic policy. Though polls show Bush's strength among voters lies with his image as a tough leader on national security, Kerry does much better on issues such as the economy and healthcare.
The debate will be different from Florida in that it will employ a 'town hall' format where ordinary Americans will ask the questions, not a professional journalist. However, there are likely to be few surprises from the carefully picked audience of nominally undecided voters. All questions have been submitted in advance and a moderator will silence anyone who departs from a pre-approved script. The subject matter is also decided by the two campaigns as a mix of domestic and foreign topics, no matter what people in the debating chamber might believe is more important.