What to expect after crazy Harris-Trump debate

Seventy-five days after President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance sparked backroom deals which forced him out and Kamala Harris in as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate this November, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump held their first highly anticipated debate.

Flash polls showed that by a two-to-one margin, viewers believed that Harris won. However, given that Harris had only fielded questions from one journalist in five weeks as an official candidate; there was widespread acknowledgement that her bar of expectations was set unusually low.

The bar was set so low because of the horrendous candidate that was Joe Biden. And you know, you can say that maybe she's a little better.

But I think what struck me last night about the debate generally, is how much Harris and Trump actually aligned, you know, it was, it was kind of crazy talking about, 'No,  I'm the bigger genocide lover'. 'No, I am'. 'Oh no, I hate China more'. 'No, I do'. 'Oh no, I'm going to be tougher on immigrants'. 'No, I am'.

Kamran Siddiqi, Answer Coalition

• Trump-Harris debate seen as Harris victory
  

  1st, maybe only, Trump-Harris debate seen as Harris victory

  Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have held their first televised debate.

As is often the case, Trump veered off topic, but he was easily baited by Harris into spending more time defending his record as president than in attacking the equally unpopular Biden-Harris administration.

Pre-debate polls showed Trump with a small lead in the popular vote, but with a sizable lead in the Electoral College, which actually selects the president.

However, Harris's favorability rating may get enough of a boost after the debate to make both races too close to call.

• Trump and Harris lock horns over who loves Zionist occupation more
  

  Israel First: Trump and Harris lock horns over who loves Zionist occupation more

  US presidential debate on Wednesday was all about Israel. While Trump accused Harris of harboring anti-Israel sentiments, Harris said she has supported the regime all her life.

In general, what she spoke about was more war, more money for the rich, not for working people, but on the other side, you have Donald Trump, who's doing the same thing.

He's not offering real solutions for working people, but since he's been out of power for four years, he can appeal to people who are facing, you know, dilemmas and issues of like paying for their day-to-day needs, paying for food, paying for education, paying for housing, and the Democrats don't have an answer to that.

Don Gross, Party for Socialism and Liberation

• Harris, Trump committed to dominance strategy, fail to address Americans’ concerns
  

  Harris, Trump committed to dominance strategy, fail to address Americans’ concerns: Activist

  An American political analyst believes neither Harris nor Trump could address the real concerns and interests of the majority of the people in the United States in their first presidential debate.

The journalist moderators came under heavy attack for repeatedly fact checking only Trump despite Harris's voicing of multiple debunked conspiracy theories and known falsehoods.

Even though Election Day is nearly two months away, this may have been the last presidential debate.

Many Americans seem to feel that they don't know enough about Harris and that they know too much about Trump, and there's widespread concern that the remainder of the campaign will feature much sensationalism and little policy substance.

• Kamala Harris vows support for Israel 
  

  At DNC, Kamala Harris vows support for Israel as death toll in Gaza crosses 40,000

  The DNC hoped to reinvent itself but it was an election-year reminder that pinning any hope on the Democratic Party to do the right thing on Gaza is a lost cause.

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