Why is it a low blow? Cheney regularly talks about his daughter being gay! She's a member of the campaign, the VP's daughter and more importantly an adult who can personalize the issue of gay marriage. It brings the issue home. No Dems are saying it's wrong that she's gay, but that the policies the President has hurt the VPs daughter. Even Cheney disagrees with Bush on the issue of gay marriage.

Domestic issues are a no contest issue for Dems. The American people trust Democrats automatically with those issues. The only reasons Republicans are happy with Bush's performance tonight is because he didn't humiliate the party like he did the first two times. It's easy to be a success when you set the bar low enough!

I think the polls show who won the debate:


CBS News Poll

Kerry 39
Bush 25
CNN Focus Group

24 on the panel

Kerry 10
Bush 7
Undecided 7

ABC News

Kerry 42
Bush 41

38% GOP
30% Dem
28% Independent