Reply #9: I suspect ...

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That the Texas debates were much better staged. He probably had a long series of "mini-speaches" in his pockets to rattle off.

There is no question about this guys competence when he is well practiced and prepared. But anything spontaneous, and he falls apart!!!!

This is why staying on the ideology side of things helps. You never have to be specific. You can always fall back on some pre-recorded message in your head instead of addressing ... ISSUES!!!

We'll see. But I don't think Kerry will make the same mistakes as Gore did.