Notwithstanding efforts to put a Bush spin [3] on Thursday's presidential debate, several opinion polls agree [4] that John Kerry [5] beat George Bush [6] in Thursday's presidential debate. Even Republican pundit Jay Nordlinger says that Bush "did poorly [7]," "seemed a little desperate," "reminded me of Dan Quayle [8]," engaged in "robotic repetition" of memorized phrases, and "gave the appearance of being what his critics charge he is: callow, jejune, unserious." Conservatives did manage to come up with a few "undecided" voters who said they thought Bush won, but it turns out the undecideds were actually Republicans activists posing as independent [9].