Who won Donald Trump and Kamala Harris's first-ever debate? Our panel reacts | Panelists

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

75% : His 2024 version is far more unhinged - lies about the election, lies about immigrants eating pets, lies about abortion laws, lies too many to recount.
65% : Harris was at her best when she was able to portray Trump as an out-of-touch elite who doesn't care about ordinary Americans, including his base.
58% : She didn't just introduce herself to Trump - she reintroduced herself to the American public as a strong, competent leader ready to serve as Commander in Chief.
40% : Hopefully, Americans will choose not to put Trump back in the White House, but no matter how bad his performance, he still has a serious chance of winning.
36% : Every time the question was about an issue where Trump has a polling advantage over Harris, like the economy, foreign policy and the Biden administration's record, she would sneak in a line about him and his past that he couldn't help but chase.
35% : All in all, Trump showed who he was: a rightwing authoritarian, and a confused and incompetent one at that.
35% : Trump and Harris appear tied in Pennsylvania while the Democrats hold narrow leads in Michigan and Wisconsin.
33% : Trump garnered the majority of speaking time, but it did him no favor.
32% : I hope CNN's Dana Bash and Jake Tapper, who did a horrendous job "moderating" the June debate between Trump and Biden, were taking notes.
30% : In contrast, Trump appeared undisciplined and unhinged, offering a reminder of the chaotic leadership that defined his time in office.
28% : The choice could not be clearer; according to Trump himself, he has no plan.
28% : Trump was at his most narcissistic, impulsive and racist, lashing out incoherently.
28% : Trump no longer led.
26% : "Trump was flailing.
26% : While Harris sought to uplift and empower, Trump resorted to divisive rhetoric, further alienating a nation in need of healing.
26% : Though they got a little more lenient towards the end, ABC moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis did a brilliant job fact-checking in real time, calling Trump out on his lies about Democrats wanting to execute babies after they're born.
25% : She intelligently called Trump "someone who would rather run on a problem rather than fixing the problem".
22% : Meanwhile, Trump reacted to his own statement that he lost the 2020 election "by a whisker" first by stating: "I said that?" and then by saying he was "being sarcastic".
19% : This debate will not be anywhere near as consequential as the last one, between Biden and Trump, which reoriented an election overnight.
15% : "Harris chivied Trump on abortion and democracy and lambasted him over China and Covid.
7% : Much of the credit for this goes to Harris, who clearly prepared well and expertly baited Trump into his worst areas.
7% : Instead of a debate about policy and plans, what we saw was a debate about Trump, with Harris dancing around her own record and policies to skillfully prosecute the case against Trump instead.

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