Kerry - 1, Bush - 0

To sum up my response to the debate tonight:

Bush said, "The majority of Iraq wants elections." I replied, "No, they want running water."

Kerry didn't land any major body blows, although there were a couple good lines opposing Bush. He also didn't offer much new and substantive that favored him. Bush, on the other hand, seemed unprepared, stumbling, angry, and defensive. Several times Bush broke the roles to rebut Kerry without the moderator's okay and wasn't very coherent even when did rebut.

If I ignored Bush's performance stylistically, I'd say the debate was largely a tie. This is what CNN started off with in its reviews. But when you consider Bush was defensive most of the debate, you have to give Kerry a small edge.

Most other bloggers I've looked at, and some of the instant polls being done, are saying the same thing - Kerry won this debate.