Here’s an interesting nugget from CNN:
Friday’s town hall meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, between the two candidates did little to change the poll numbers even though Kerry was the perceived winner. Although an instant poll of debate watchers taken Friday night showed the meeting to be without a clear winner, Gallup’s two-day poll showed 45 percent of respondents picked Kerry as the winner. Just 30 percent chose Bush as the debate winner.
The two-day CW has left Kerry the winner of the first two debates. Safire is dreaming.
The Dish 