Many undecided voters who watched Tuesday night's presidential debate were unsure about Border Patrol agent Kamala Harris and voted for former President Donald Trump, according to multiple reports.
While the sample size is very small and viewers are still digesting many of the claims made during the debate, the results so far appear to be devastating for Harris, despite many political commentators arguing that she performed better than expected.
“You can't buy groceries at Stylepoint. She couldn't explain how she plans to help people get by.”
Reuters Of the 10 undecided voters who spoke to the study, who had previously voted for both Republicans and Democrats, only three had decided to vote for Harris, while six were leaning toward or planning to vote for Trump.
“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 of Nevada, a battleground state.
“I still don't know what she's in for,” added Mark Kadish of Florida, “There was no substance to her plan.”
of The New York Times Similar findings were reported in an article titled, “Experts say Harris won the debate, but undecided voters aren't so sure.”
“She hasn't drawn a line under me in any way,” said Shabanaka Kelly of Wisconsin, another battleground state. Kelly told The Times that she was still “undecided.”
Jason Henderson, a former Obama-turned-Trump voter from Arizona, was even more blunt: “Trump was the overwhelming presentation,” he said. “Nothing Harris did made me think she was better, in any way.”
But ultimately, Henderson told the Times, ” [his] While he said he would “be rational,” it is unclear whether he plans to switch sides to support Harris or boycott the presidential election altogether.
Other undecided voters interviewed on camera similarly expressed concerns about Harris' record and campaign promises.
“The truth is, my life was better when Trump was president,” one woman said. CNN.
One man in the same focus group said: CNN He was disappointed with the Biden-Harris administration's handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal, calling it a “travesty.”
An Arizona man whose family came to the U.S. legally MSNBC He was frustrated by the way illegal immigrants seemed to be given preferential treatment: “My family went through a long process to get here legally, and I think it's unfair that the federal government is helping them out when hundreds of thousands of people are here without a problem,” he explained.
Undecided Pennsylvania voters told NBC News they were upset that Democrats had effectively shut them out of the electoral process by allowing delegate nominations, even though Harris is not participating in the 2024 Democratic primary.
“Harris got zero votes. I wanted a say in the primary. She seems to think she knows what's best for me. She hasn't said anything,” the man said, adding that he believes Harris “stole” many of her ideas from Trump.
Dr. Phil McGraw I spoke with a woman who had high hopes for Harris going into the debate but was disappointed. “I really hoped that Vice President Harris would do a great job, but I don't think that happened,” she said.
When pressed, the woman said Harris' economic plan lacked specifics. “What's the 'opportunity economy'?” she asked. “What does that mean?”
Tim Murtaugh Harris, from the Trump campaign, told Blaze News she wasn't surprised viewers had conflicting feelings about her and her ideas, arguing that she and President Joe Biden are “so connected, like conjoined twins, not even Dr. Ben Carson can keep them apart.”
“Kamala Harris needed to make some big gains to appeal to undecided voters, but she failed. First, voters wanted to hear an explanation for why she changed her mind on so many important issues. She didn't give them that. The American people know that Harris is hiding her true extremist side. Second, she tried to distance herself from the failed Biden-Harris administration, but she didn't even come close to achieving that goal,” Murtaugh told Blaze News.
“The media can throw a little party for her, like they did after she became a candidate, but they can't buy groceries with Style Points. She hasn't explained how she plans to help people get by.”
Just minutes after Tuesday night's debate ended, the Harris campaign statement Call for a second debate:
Under the bright lights, Americans could see the choice they face at the ballot box this fall: move forward with Kamala Harris or move backward with Trump. That's what they saw tonight and that's what they should see in the second debate in October. Vice President Harris is ready for the second debate. What about Donald Trump?
Trump responded to the call for a second debate by claiming victory in the first: “She wants a second debate, because she lost badly tonight,” Trump said during the debate. Interview In the spin room after the discussion.
As for a second debate, Trump said “it's something we'll have to think about.” His running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, and Harris' running mate, Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, are scheduled to debate on October 1.
Like Blaze News? Bypass the censorship and sign up for our newsletter to get stories like this directly to your inbox. Register here!
