It was superb. He kept the twinkle.
The most important thing when giving a speech is to remember the twinkle. The twinkle connects with everyone. George Bush has the twinkle and Kerry doesn't.
The left is going absolutely crazy. Zell Miller tore into Kerry beautifully. Only a Democrat could do that with such confidence and enthusiasm. Schwarzenegger did excellent and the whole arena and layout of this convention was vastly improved over 1996 and 2000.
Look for the first post-convention insta-polls to show a 7 point boost over Kerry.