Word: reaffirms
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...another Thursday night on topics ranging from campaign finance reform to religious tolerance. In the end, however, it was a lackluster affair, as though both candidates wanted to make sure they didn't trip up at the final hurdle. "Ninety-five percent of debates only serve to reaffirm voters' preconceptions about their chosen candidate," says TIME political correspondent John Dickerson, "and this was one of those debates. Both McCain and Bush did fine: Bush did well on education, and McCain got his point across on foreign policy." Through the now-familiar exchanges, Alan Keyes stood to one side like...