Debate Recap: Harris Played the Tune and Trump Danced To It

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

84% : Harris played the tune and Trump danced to it.
70% : Harris put out the bait and Trump took it every time.
56% : From here on out, Kamala seemed to have fun while Trump seemed frustrated and angry.
49% : Despite the spin, it's difficult for anyone to watch last night's debate and argue that Trump should be president for another four years.
41% : And Trump did have a few good jabs.
41% : Trump is looking back and looking out mostly for himself.
40% : Trump addressed the camera with his old-man-yelling-at-kids-on-the-lawn scowl while Kamala laughed at him.
39% : On a subsequent question about immigration, one of his strongest areas, Trump jumped back onto the topic of rally crowds, a topic that only matters to him.
33% : Trump won't be forced out of the race.
29% : Trump couldn't say that he wanted Ukraine to win and waffled on how he would end the war quickly without simply handing the country over to Vladimir Putin.
27% : But Trump could not stay on message.
24% : It all started when Harris poked Trump about the size of the crowds at his rallies.
22% : The low point of the debate - probably the lowest point in any debate I've watched - was when Trump latched onto the discredited internet claim that illegal immigrants are killing and eating pets.
18% : "In Springfield, they're eating the dogs," Trump said in what will go down in history as the most bizarre presidential debate quote ever.
16% : Trump attempted to deflect JD Vance's claim that he would veto a national abortion ban while still trying to maintain a pro-life image.
15% : This was a debate about whether Donald Trump was fit to serve as commander-in-chief, and Trump failed to make the case that he could handle the job.
10% : If there's any doubt, a post on the platform formerly known as Twitter by Erick Erickson confirmed not only that the claim was a lie (although Trump could use the George Costanza defense that it's not a lie if you believe it) but that it damaged Trump immeasurably.
10% : Trump failed to press home the attack on Harris's weaknesses such as immigration, inflation, and the Afghan withdrawal.
8% : Harris scored point after point on Trump's tax hikes, his threat to democracy, and his lack of fitness to lead while Trump did himself no favors.
8% : Trump will finish the race, but Biden lost the presidency at the June debate and Donald Trump lost the presidency last night.
5% : Trump also weakened his running mate here, throwing him under the bus by saying, "I didn't discuss it with JD" even though Vance claimed to know Trump's thinking on the issue.

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