Harris wants a second presidential debate. Trump gives mixed signals.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Trump repeated that message in .
47% : "The first thing they did is ask for a debate because when a fighter loses, he says 'I want a rematch,'" Trump said during a Wednesday morning interview on Fox & Friends.
46% : " Pressed on whether he would agree to participate in a Sept. 25 debate on NBC, Trump said, "I would do NBC.
44% : "When you win, you don't really necessarily have to do it a second time, so we'll see," Trump said, before adding, "Are we going to do a rematch, I just don't know.
39% : Every Poll has us WINNING, in one case, 92-8, so why would I do a Rematch?" Trump has, of course, backtracked on his commitment to hold debates.
35% : And by Wednesday afternoon, Trump was shifting again, telling campaign reporters in Shanksville, Pa., that he was still considering agreeing to more debates.
34% : Harris refused that demand and Trump ultimately relented and appeared in last night's previously agreed to debate.
25% : Yet Trump sought to portray himself Wednesday as the debate's clear winner, and used that assertion as a possible excuse for not agreeing to a second debate.
23% : Following the first debate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was asked by MSNBC's Rachel Maddow whether his running mate should debate Trump again.
16% : Harris beating Trump by a margin of 63%-37%, SoCal Strategies/On Point Politics/Red Eagle Politics had Harris over Trump by 53%-34% and YouGov found that Harris bested Trump by a margin of 54%-31%.

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