Well, I watched the debate last night...mostly on C-SPAN, but I also flipped to other channels occasionally to see what they were doing differently in terms of camera angles. C-SPAN kept it on split screen almost the whole time, so we could watch both candidates. A couple things struck me about their body language-- first, Kerry really seemed to be enjoying himself. He looked comfortable, and really in his element. Bush, on the other hand, mostly looked annoyed and irritated. What particularly struck me, however, was how Bush kept thumping the podium during his responses, and how he kept stammering out rebuttals before Jim Lehrer had given him permission to do so. Kerry occasionally signalled that he'd like to say something in response to Bush, but he had the courtesy to be less vocal about it.
Anyway, like I said yesterday, I didn't get anything of substance out of the debate, but being something of a news junkie that's no surprise. I think there were some bits of information that were new to Chandra, so I have no doubt that for a lot of viewers there was a lot to digest.
Kerry: 1
Bush: 0