Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump debated for 90 minutes, clashing over issues like immigration and foreign policy without giving specific details.
People gather outside of the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive to watch a presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in Berkeley, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. , United States Vice President Kamala Harris got under former president Donald Trump ’s skin and managed to improve perceptions of her as a strong candidate, political analysts told CNA.
“I think Donald Trump came across as very, very angry. I don't know if that's going to succeed with American voters, because his anger was right there up front,” said William Schneider, professor emeritus from George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government. “I don't think this guarantees that she'll win the . In lots of ways, though, she corrected all sorts of misapprehensions,” Lynch told CNA’s Asia Now programme.
He noted: “The important thing is did not let Trump rattle her. She seemed to be rattling Trump more than he was rattling her, and that was a revelation, I think, for a lot of Americans.”Observers had said Harris needed to show voters how she would lead the nation, with opinion polls showing that more than a quarter of potential voters feel they do not know enough about her.
Lynch pointed out that Harris succeeded in correcting some contradictions she previously made, and was especially strong on issues she flip-flopped over such as fracking.When Trump repeatedly claimed during the debate that she would ban fracking if she becomes president, Harris responded she would not impose such a ban.
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