Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump got some… critical reviews of his performance at a Tuesday night debate with Democratic pick and current Vice President Kamala Harris.
“The spotlight should now be on Trump’s incoherence and general lack of any serious grasp on policy,” said a new article from Domenico Montanaro, a journalist at NPR.
“Coming into the debate, we noted that if Harris is “able to acquit herself passably, the spotlight and scrutiny should be heavily on Trump,”” he added. “That’s because Trump did not have a very good debate against Biden in June, but his serious problems — his lack of substance and repeated lies — were overshadowed by Biden’s disastrous performance, maybe the worst of any presidential candidate in history. With a more-than-competent performance from Harris Tuesday, Trump’s lies, meandering, conspiracies and often general incoherence was made even more glaring.”
Trump, potentially feeling pressure from his performance at the debate, is now throwing cold water on the idea of holding any more debates with Harris at all, though the Harris campaign is, in fact, pushing for another face-off with Trump. Trump is characteristically insisting that he actually did great at the debate, which was his second of this cycle following that June debate with Biden, who subsequently withdrew from this year’s race for the presidency, endorsing Harris to replace him.
“In the World of Boxing or UFC, when a Fighter gets beaten or knocked out, they get up and scream, “I DEMAND A REMATCH, I DEMAND A REMATCH!” Well, it’s no different with a Debate. She was beaten badly last night. Every Poll has us WINNING, in one case, 92-8, so why would I do a Rematch?” Trump posted on Wednesday.
He is referring to polling that asked respondents who they thought won the debate. In plain terms, no matter his dubious claims that he prevailed against Harris, “winning” a debate has no direct bearing on the election.
“My take: Harris crushed Trump, looking relaxed and focused while baiting him and setting him off into unhinged rants. The American people’s take: No idea[.] Ultimate impact on election: No idea,” Nevada political media figure Jon Ralston offered.
