Saturday, October 09, 2004
One of the great things about the town hall format debate is that you can see audience reactions. These can reveal a lot about how the candidates are doing. One woman was consistantly visible behind Bush. Let's call her "Meg." She was visibly irked by his statement, at one point covering her face with her hands. For much of the rest of the debate she had a sour expression on her face when Bush spoke. For a while, she held her neck from the front, looking as though she was about to choke herself. If Bush loses this election, I'll refer here to the Meg Factor - the critical segment of the American electorate who think this guy is consistently tiresome and full of shit.
