Corcoran Austbarr
On Sept. 10, former President Donald Trump went up against current Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, in their first debate. The debate left many Republicans frustrated, and many Democrats confident in Harris’ campaign.
Trump, as well as many Republicans, felt that the debate moderators were unfair to him, causing Trump to feel “less inclined” to debate Harris again. Supporters of Trump also felt that he missed several chances to challenge Harris harder, instead letting his own controversies take center stage.
Throughout the debate, Trump was fact-checked by moderators several times on claims he made, including that former Governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam, implied that babies were being “executed” in post-birth abortions and that dogs are “being eaten” in Springfield, Ohio by immigrants, neither of which are true.
Republicans wish Trump had brought up more hard-hitting topics to Harris, such as inflation and border control.
When contemplating the debate, many Republicans believe that Harris’ performance was not one of significance, boosting herself more than putting Trump down and that Trump simply missed opportunities to expose Harris’ “true” intentions for presidency. Inversely, many Democrats are well-pleased with Harris and feel that Trump’s idiocy and ineptitude was successfully revealed.
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