Anyone who wants to see and read about Bush really getting his ass handed to him in debates should check this link out:
http://www.renewamerica.us/keyes/debates.htm
Here's an idea of what Keyes did to Bush (keep in mind that Bush had a huge Republican following who was going to vote for him no matter how badly he lost, kind of like Alex would do for Kerry no matter how poorly he performs):
2000 Republican presidential debate polls
(Polls conducted by Vote.com)
Who won the March 2, 2000, Republican debate?
George W. Bush (6,430 votes) 53%
Alan Keyes (4,210 votes) 34%
John McCain (1,586 votes) 13%
Who won the February 15, 2000, Republican debate?
Alan Keyes (10,542 votes) 44%
George W. Bush (9,374 votes) 39%
John McCain (4,157 votes) 17%
Who won the January 26, 2000, Republican debate?
Alan Keyes (5,715 votes) 47%
George W. Bush (3,711 votes) 30%
Steve Forbes (1,505 votes) 12%
John McCain (1,152 votes) 9%
Gary Bauer (157 votes) 1%
Who won the January 15, 2000, Republican debate?
Alan Keyes (3,929 votes) 54%
George W. Bush (2,279 votes) 31%
John McCain (673 votes) 9%
Steve Forbes (222 votes) 3%
Gary Bauer (92 votes) 1%
Orrin Hatch (90 votes) 1%
Who won the January 10, 2000, Republican debate?
Alan Keyes (6,462 votes) 50%
George W. Bush (4,393 votes) 34%
John McCain (1,320 votes) 10%
Steve Forbes (322 votes) 3%
Gary Bauer (187 votes) 1%
Orrin Hatch (187 votes) 1%
Who won the January 7, 2000, Republican debate?
Alan Keyes (3,480 votes) 44%
George W. Bush (3,327 votes) 42%
John McCain (753 votes) 9%
Steve Forbes (214 votes) 3%
Gary Bauer (111 votes) 1%
Orrin Hatch (110 votes) 1%
Who won the January 6, 2000, Republican debate?
Alan Keyes (5,599 votes) 46%
George W. Bush (4,528 votes) 37%
John McCain (1,276 votes) 10%
Steve Forbes (335 votes) 3%
Orrin Hatch (249 votes) 2%
Gary Bauer (181 votes) 1%
Who won the December 13, 1999, Republican debate?
Alan Keyes (11,551 votes) 42%
George W. Bush (10,713 votes) 39%
John McCain (3,460 votes) 13%
Steve Forbes (954 votes) 3%
Orrin Hatch (619 votes) 2%
Gary Bauer (380 votes) 1%
Who won the December 6, 1999, Republican debate?
Alan Keyes (14,201 votes) 57%
George W. Bush (5,296 votes) 21%
John McCain (3,282 votes) 13%
Steve Forbes (1,335 votes) 5%
Gary Bauer (387 votes) 2%
Orrin Hatch (383 votes) 2%
Who won the December 2, 1999, Republican debate?
Alan Keyes (19,158 votes) 45%
George W. Bush (12,136 votes) 29%
John McCain (7,412 votes) 17%
Steve Forbes (2,735 votes) 6%
Gary Bauer (608 votes) 1%
Orrin Hatch (477 votes) 1%
Trancripts of the debates:
http://www.renewamerica.us/archives/debates.htm