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Candidates
Spar over Iraq, Terrorism, Health Care, Taxes
October
8, 2004
President Bush
and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., engaged in heated exchanges over
a wide range of foreign and domestic policies Friday night in
the second presidential debate of the 2004 election season, a
fast-moving town hall-type meeting at Washington University in
St. Louis.
NewsHour
Political Analysts Assess the Debate
Columnists
Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the candidates' performance
in Friday night's town hall debate.
RealAudio:
Historians Michael Beschloss, Richard Norton Smith and Ellen Fitzpatrick
describe their impressions of the second presidential debate.
RealAudio:
Shields and Brooks offer some final thoughts for the night.
Interactive
Ballot
Following
Friday night's debate, score the candidates using the same categories
utilized by the National Forensics League and compare your responses
with others taking this non-scientific poll.
What
Will It Take to Win in November?
 Use
the interactive electoral college map to chart a winning strategy
for President Bush or Sen. John Kerry. Click on each state to
see how a win or loss there will affect the overall outcome of
the election. Formulate combinations of state wins that add up
to an electoral college victory and view voting history and trends.
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