Greater than half of Individuals imagine Vice President Harris gained final week’s presidential debate towards former President Trump, in line with a brand new ballot.
An ABC/Ipsos ballot, launched Sunday, discovered 58 % of Individuals selected Harris because the winner of the controversy, whereas 36 % picked Trump.
Pollsters famous this can be a reverse from the June debate between Trump and President Biden, throughout which 66 % of Individuals selected the previous president because the winner and 28 % picked Biden.
The ballot was taken within the three days following the controversy, the place Trump and Harris clashed for the primary, and probably solely, time on the nationwide stage.
The talk additionally boosted Harris’s favorability rankings with voters, the ballot discovered. About 37 % of Individuals stated the controversy made them really feel extra favorably in the direction of her, whereas 23 % stated it made them really feel much less favorably. About 38 % stated it made no distinction.
As for Trump, 30 % stated the controversy made them view him much less favorably, whereas 17 % stated it made them see him as extra favorable. About 50 % stated it made no distinction.
Throughout the discussion board, the previous president appeared visibly irritated and refused to take a look at his Democratic rival at many factors. He was additionally visibly offended at occasions, suggesting the vice chairman bought below his pores and skin.
Varied political pundits and the Wall Road Journal editorial board have argued Harris was the “winner” of the controversy. Trump stated he believes it was his “best debate ever.”
Whereas Trump appeared rattled throughout a lot of the controversy, Harris delivered a persistently assured efficiency in distinction. She additionally tried to place herself as a brand new generational chief, stating, “Clearly, I am not Joe Biden, and I am certainly not Donald Trump.”
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