Voters who participated in a Fox News Digital panel reacting to the debate said Vice President Kamala Harris won the debate.
Asked who they thought would have won the debate, 12 of the panel's voters raised their hands for Harris, while only five said they thought former President Donald Trump would have won.
When asked why Ms Harris won, many voters said Mr Trump didn't know how to attack the new challenger in the race.
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US Vice President Kamala Harris and former US President Donald Trump attend the second presidential debate at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Tuesday, September 10, 2024. (Getty Images)
“In his mind, he's still basically running against Joe Biden,” one voter said.
Other voters criticized Trump for not bringing fresh ideas to the stage.
“Trump has been so bad. He's in an old suit from 1987. He just keeps repeating the same things and saying the same things. Whereas she's different and refreshing,” the voter said. “If he had a different line of attack against her, I think he would have been more effective.”
Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate and US Vice President Kamala Harris speak during their first presidential campaign debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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“From my perspective, I think she won the debate because he's terrible and just keeps repeating the same things. But I think she's weak. Weak content, weak facts,” the voter added.
But the panel didn't offer only good news for Harris, with few attendees saying the vice president lived up to their expectations.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris during the second presidential debate at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Photo by Doug Mills/The New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images
“She doesn't give a lot of specifics when asked about certain things,” one voter said. “She knows how to tug at people's heartstrings. She knows how to use the dramatic to touch the American people while avoiding the important questions.”
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The debate may be the only one between the candidates before Election Day in November, after President Biden's disastrous debate performance earlier this year sparked a campaign to remove him from the election, with just 56 days left until the majority of voters cast their ballots.
