Harris won the debate, but would it make a difference?
Her team hopes the debate would sway two important constituencies – women and Republican voters seeking a Trump alternative
IT IS safe to say that there are few people on this planet who are not familiar with Donald Trump or do not have a strong opinion either way about the former US president – that he is a loudmouth demagogue who promotes political divisions and xenophobia, or an assertive nationalist and inspiring populist who wants to make America great again.
So when the Republican presidential candidate showed up for the televised presidential debate hosted by ABC News in Philadelphia on Tuesday (Sep 10), the chances that his remarks would have changed anyone’s view of him were slim. Even if he had tried, he would have found it difficult to redefine himself in the eyes of the voters.
Meanwhile, many Americans have been found by opinion polls to consider Vice-President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris to be an unknown quantity, given that she is a late entry into the race for the White House.
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