Posted on 09/11/2024 5:40:20 AM PDT by SharpRightTurn
Kamala Harris was widely seen as dominating Tuesday's presidential debate against Republican former president Donald Trump, but a group of undecided voters remained unconvinced that the Democratic vice president was the better candidate.
Reuters interviewed 10 people who were still unsure how they were going to vote in the Nov. 5 election before they watched the debate. Six said afterward they would now either vote for Trump or were leaning toward backing him. Three said they would now back Harris and one was still unsure how he would vote. ...
Although the sample size was small, the responses suggested Harris might need to provide more detailed policy proposals to win over voters who have yet to make up their minds.
Five said they found Harris vague during the more than 90-minute debate on how she would improve the U.S. economy and deal with the high cost of living, a top concern for voters.
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The Trump converts said they trusted him more on the economy, even though all said they did not like him as a person. They said their personal financial situation had been better when he was president between 2017-2021. Some singled out his proposal to tax foreign imports, although economists say that is likely to raise prices.
Four of those six also said Harris did not convince them she would pursue different economic policies than Democratic President Joe Biden, a Democrat they largely blame for the high cost of living.
"I still don't know what she is for," said Mark Kadish, 61, an entrepreneur in Florida. "There was no real meat and bones for her plans."
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Harris did mention some policy specifics, including her plan to offer tax benefits .... But she focused much of the debate on attacking Trump rather than laying out detailed policies.
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Was Harris at the debate? I thought it was Trump against three of the lower case abc network’s losers.
The issues all favor Trump. The post Drbate headlines were already written. He did what he needed to do, hit her on her policies.
Perhaps he was on the defensive over a few of the questions. But to say that she dominated the debate is ridiculous.
When Reuters is saying Kamala blew it... You just know it was so much worse than that. She blew it big time.
Who knows... In a day or two George Clooney may be asking for another ‘replacement’.
She was hard to see given the hulking frames of her Emotional Support Moderators.
Say what you want about the debate, but it still didn’t change the fact that with Harris there is no there there.
Ambush—that’s the right word.
She came across as completely phony, rehearsed to recite non-content platitudes, and unpleasant (the smirking, eye rolling and condescending head shaking).
Was there ever a wide shot showing how short Harris is compared to Trump?
Or was it split-screen the whole time.
“Widely seen as dominating the debate.” Widely seen by the left-wing Reuters.
Some serious jazz hands too, from what little This Guy saw before tuning out.
LOL! That was probably the most blatant “moderator” interference I’ve ever seen.
“Widely seen as dominating the debate.”
Passive voice. No actual person would attribute that much Mojo to Harris.
My Dad and brother are Liberal Democrats who are not voting for Harris. The called the Debate a draw, but said that Trump’s closing statement was very strong.
“When Reuters is saying Kamala blew it... You just know it was so much worse than that.”
Yes. I thought that was very telling.
I agree with your dad and brother’s observation on the debate being a draw and Trump’s closing being strong.
The more I think about the issues that Trump addressed I find it hard to believe that he lost that debate.
Yeah, I think you might see a generated surge for Harris, but the downwards trajectory is a lock as people think about the last 4 years.
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