Harris gets under Trump's skin: From the Politics Desk

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : But Trump, who was heartened in the past week by some more favorable public polling than he has seen recently, missed an opportunity to lock in his good personal vibes.
42% : "Well, I won't have to," Trump replied.
40% : Read more from Jon and Peter →Harris leans in quickly on lowering costs: Harris used the first question to lean into her plan for an "opportunity economy," seeking to cut into Trump's advantage on the issue with swing voters by presenting herself as the candidate of the middle class while calling Trump a corporate tax-cutter.
31% : "Trump is so angry he can't clearly get his message across," the Trump fundraiser said.
30% : And she baited Trump, who, in one particularly agitated moment, bristled at her attempt to interrupt him -- with some allies saying after the debate that he had lost control at a key moment.
29% : "Trump has made his supporters white-knuckle through bad debate nights before, when he narrowly won the 2016 election and when he narrowly lost the 2020 election.
26% : Three Republican sources -- a political operative, a Trump ally and a donor -- described Trump as coming off as "angry" during the debate, as Harris pushed his buttons and got him going off on tangents after questions about some of his key policy areas.
4% : Trump returns to Biden attacks: Trump's performance included a wide sprinkling of attacks on Biden, who dropped out after his disastrous late-June debate showing against Trump.
1% : "Trump dodges on vetoing federal abortion ban: Trump and Harris engaged in a lengthy clash over abortion, during which Trump declined twice to say whether he would veto a federal abortion ban if Congress passed one.

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