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Sunday, October 10, 2004
 
David Corn, the Washington editor of The Nation, has an excellent analysis of the second debate which talks along the same lines as the commentary in the Sueddeutsche Zeitung on Friday. Corn writes: The second debate also reinforced a stylistic divide that is far from superficial. Kerry deployed facts to land blows on Bush. He came across as the prosecutor he once was. Bush relied more on meta-principles. His goal was to emphasis his-I-know-what-I-believe quality, which he claims is essential to strong leadership. In fact, these two men are offering different methods of leadership. Kerry embraces -- he embodies -- rational analysis. Bush sells himself as a cut-to-the-chase guy. Corn's article offers detailed examples from the debate. He concludes stating that after reading the transcript of the debate Kerry scored many more points than Bush. But on stage, the fight looked close to even. ....'With the US stuck in Iraq, do swing voters want a told-you-so detractor instead of a can-do, let's kick-some-butt-and-prevail protector (even if he's the one who created the fiasco)? ....The contest, in a way, is a Rorschach test for the nation.'
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