Post debate, Republicans pine for what could have been with DeSantis, Haley

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Klink said that while Trump's political strategy was acceptable when Biden was the Democratic nominee, Harris is younger and "more mentally adept" than the incumbent president, meaning that Trump now needs to "run a more focused, disciplined campaign.""He has yet to demonstrate that he is capable of doing that.
19% : "Barry Burden, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told Newsweek that DeSantis and Haley may have "presented more of a challenge for Harris because their debating styles are not as well known and because they would have prepared more fully than Trump did.
18% : "They also do not carry the baggage that Trump does such as his disparaging comments about John McCain and repeated falsehoods.
16% : DeSantis and Haley were among the Republicans who challenged Trump in the presidential primary but fell short of winning enough support to defeat him.
15% : A CNN flash poll found that 63 percent of debate viewers believed Harris won the debate, compared to 37 percent who believed Trump won, a contrast from Trump's debate against President Joe Biden in June, when most viewers believed the former president had won.
13% : If Trump and Harris debate again, Trump "will need to be much sharper, less angry and more attuned to his strongest message points," he said, referring to the economy and immigration.
10% : Harris's call to 'turn the page' to the future than return to the past would not have worked with either DeSantis or Haley who are both younger than Trump and not former presidents," he said.

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