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Harris-Trump debate: Harris won the debate. So will she will the election?
Yesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met face-to-face for what will likely be their only televised TV debate. Some of the biggest topics saw the pair clash on the economy, immigration and abortion.
The press largely agreed Harris won the debate, where Trump rabble and made false and bizarre claims – including claims that migrants are eating American’s pets.
We look at how the press analysed the performance and what it means for going forward – as snap polls following the debate still show a tight race for the White House.
Experts react: Who won the election debate last night?
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- Who ‘won’ the Trump-Harris presidential debate? What observers say
- Who won the presidential debate? Our experts and readers are divided
- Snap poll after debate reveals state of presidential race between Trump and Harris
Experts react: Will the debate have an impact on the election?
- Economist asks: Will the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump matter?
- Aljazeera asks: Do presidential debates change voter preferences?
- Washington Post asks: Will the Harris-Trump debate have any lasting impact?
- Politico says: The year debates proved political academics wrong – evidence debate will be pivotal.
- Bias Metre
- Right Wing
- Mixed Factuality
- Ownership - Conglomerate
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A good candidate but a weak vice president
“Harris held up well in terms of content. … Doubts about her ability to perform expressed before the debate proved to be unfounded, even if she once again failed to justify the many U-turns she has made on various issues. The Democrat laid out her plans with verve, including tax cuts for middle-income groups and measures for the housing market. She also distanced herself from the incumbent president and presented herself as the leader of a ‘new generation’. However, to one question she had no answer: if her plans are so important, why is she not implementing them now, as vice president?”
- Bias Metre
- Liberal-Conservative
- High Factuality
- Ownership - Privately owned
A clear points win for the Democrat
“If Harris was still relatively unknown to many Americans before the debate, she isn’t anymore. There’s a good chance that sceptical voters will like what they saw. … Already on the first topic, the country’s economic situation, Harris showed that she was better prepared than Trump. … On economics and domestic policy, Trump in particular performed poorly, simply repeating his anti-immigration mantra as the solution to all the problems. … With her strong performance in this debate, Harris has undoubtedly boosted her chances of winning the presidency.”
- Bias Metre
- Left Wing
- High Factuality
- Ownership - Independent
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Harris delivered a ‘masterclass’ debate. Will it change the race?
“Then, for more than 90-minutes on Tuesday night, Harris put Trump on the defensive, taunting him about the size of his crowds and pressing him over his shifting positions on abortion. It clearly rattled the former president, who took the bait again and again. With the race on a knife’s edge, and Trump’s support relatively stable despite his 34 felony convictions, an assassination attempt and the replacement of his Democratic opponent, Harris could hardly afford a shaky performance, much less a defeat. In the end, she delivered what fellow Californian, the governor Gavin Newsom, described as a “masterclass”.”