Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are neck-and-neck in both nationwide and swing state polling. Both candidates declared victory in the debate after coming face-to-face for the first time.
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris shakes hands with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10.
The ABC News-hosted debate in Philadelphia was punctuated by tense exchanges, although Harris focused on policy while Trump's answers were littered with wild falsehoods and were often about his past grievances. Republican strategist Liam Donovan said Harris scored points on Trump, and the Republican “largely whiffed” in his efforts to tie his opponent to President Joe Biden's more unpopular policies, instead"going on angry tirades about migrants run amok."
And with Biden gone, 78-year-old Trump finds himself as the candidate facing questions about his advanced age, with renewed focus on his eccentric and often rambling speeches.The Democrat has been reaching to the centre, showcasing a parade of anti-Trump Republicans — most recently former vice president Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz, who was thrown out of the House leadership over her opposition to the tycoon.
Harris heads Thursday to North Carolina — one of a handful of states expected to decide the election, where she has erased a six-point Trump lead to draw level.
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