While experts have declared Vice President Kamala Harris the clear winner of Tuesday night's debate, former President Trump won the support of six of 10 undecided voters in a Reuters focus group, compared with just three for Harris. The New York Times A survey of undecideds showed similar results.
Some political observers had predicted the debate would have little impact on the election, but a Reuters poll found that six in 10 undecided voters said they were leaning toward Trump because of Harris' “ambiguous” answers and because they “trust” him on the economy, a major issue in the 2024 election cycle.
Reuters Reported:
Reuters interviewed 10 people who hadn't yet decided how they would vote in the Nov. 5 election before watching the debate. Six said they were leaning toward voting for or supporting Trump after watching the debate, three said they would support Harris and one said they hadn't yet decided how they would vote.
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The five said they felt that during the 90-minute debate, Harris was vague about what voters care most about: improving the U.S. economy and addressing the rising cost of living.
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Four in six also said they were not convinced that Harris would pursue a different economic policy than Democratic President Joe Biden, whom they blame primarily for the rising cost of living.
Six of the undecided voters are men and four are women, and all have previously voted for Democratic and Republican candidates.
“The whole debate felt like Kamala Harris was talking not about why she's the right candidate but about why people shouldn't vote for Donald Trump,” said Robert Wheeler, a Nevada security executive who was leaning toward Harris before the debate.
“I still don't know what she's in for,” said Florida entrepreneur Mark Kadish. “Her plan had no real substance.”
Reuters reports Supported by The New York Times “Trump's pitch was a little more persuasive than hers,” said Keira Miller of Milwaukee, a former Democratic voter, in an interview with an undecided voter after the debate. “I think I'm relying more on Trump's facts than on her vision.”
“When Trump was president, I'm not going to lie, my life was a lot better than it is now,” she said. “I've never been more depressed than I have been in the last four years. It's been a really tough time for me.”
Jason Henderson, a defense contractor in Arizona who voted for former President Barack Obama, said Harris hadn't lived up to his expectations.
“Trump's presentation was more intimidating,” he said. Times“Nothing Ms. Harris did suggested she was superior in any way.”
Sixty-one percent of voters believe the next president should represent a major change from the Biden-Harris administration, but only 25% say Harris represents that change. Times/Siena University Poll Found Sunday, a majority said Trump represents change.
Harris goes into the debate with a tricky question: Campaigning on policies to improve crime, inflation and border security could undermine the policies of the Biden-Harris administration, but she must tout them to make the case for her record and her candidacy.
Trump: Kamala has 3 1/2 years to fix America's problems. “Why won't she do it?”
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