‘Fox News @ Night’ panelists examine top moments from the ABC News Presidential Debate (Courtesy: ABC News).
One prominent Republican operative supportive of Trump, 78, told The Post they believed Tuesday’s ABC News debate in Philadelphia likely shifted popular support one percentage point in the Democrat’s favor — at least for now.
“The one that really stuck out to me,” this person recalled, “is the moderator asking her about Afghanistan, which should be like a layup, and then Trump wants to go back and relitigate, you know, NATO stuff.”“Regardless if that’s true or not, that’s not even helpful for voters to think, and it’s antithetical to the larger point that you’re trying to drive home.”
“Like a losing sports team, they will complain about the referees even though the former president clearly dropped the football. Trump lost the debate because of his performance or lack thereof. That’s what happens when you wing it,” he said.Republicans also slammed ABC moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis for what they viewed as partisan bias in question selection and fact-checks of Trump but not Harris.
“But perhaps the most devastating aspect of her performance was that she repeatedly distracted Trump and knocked him off message. She was the most disciplined candidate on stage, and that was extremely disappointing to witness.”“They’re trying to blank-slate Kamala,” added Berry, who also served as director of the pro-Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, anti-Trump Never Back Down PAC. “Just have people kind of project onto her what they want to believe.
Darling, a former staffer to Sen. Rand Paul , conveyed optimism that Trump would learn lessons from his first debate, “stay more on message” and refrain from getting distracted.Harris is less well known by voters, according to polls — with some Republicans saying her debate performance may not have helped sway them.While acknowledging that Harris “did a pretty good job” of pushing her views, Darling contended that Trump had some successes with his economic and immigration messaging.
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