Kamala’s Problem the Debate Didn’t Fix - WSJ

Reuters interviewed 10 swing voters after the event and gave the story an intriguing headline: “Some undecided voters not convinced by Harris after debate with Trump.” That’s one way to put it. “Six said afterward they would now either vote for Trump or were leaning toward backing him,” the piece explains. One remained undecided. Three backed Ms. Harris.

A New York Times interview of eight undecided voters after the debate found two leaning toward Mr. Trump, one toward Ms. Harris, the rest extremely confused. CNN, BBC and Wall Street Journal interviews with uncommitted voters produced similar mixed results.

These voters’ responses highlight Ms. Harris’s problems. She has succeeded in dodging questions about her past and her agenda and she did so again Tuesday night. The press raved over her deftness. But whoops. Five of the Reuters interviewees faulted her for failing to explain how she’d help improve the economy—their top issue. “There was no real meat and bones for her plan,” said a 61-year-old entrepreneur from Florida, who is now leaning toward Mr. Trump. A Nevada resident said he also moved toward Mr. Trump after hearing Ms. Harris tell him “not to vote for Donald Trump instead of why she’s the right candidate.” At least Mr. Biden in his basement spoke to the issue that in 2020 was voters’ top concern: Covid. Ms. Harris is AWOL on the economy.

Mr. Trump was equally short on agenda details, but unlike Ms. Harris, he doesn’t necessarily have to provide a plan. People lived life under his leadership and can compare it with the Biden-Harris economy. A 34-year-old black woman in Milwaukee explained to the Times why the debate nudged her toward the Republican: “When Trump was in office—not going to lie—I was living way better. I’ve never been so down as in the past four years.”

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The debate cleared up one thing -- How did Kamala get to be VP in the first place, if she's so bad. Turns out she's not that bad. She can pitch a pretty good speechlet to a sympathetic audience. She has the cliches and tired tropes down pretty well. It's hard to believe anyone was persuaded by anything either candidate had to say, but Kamala came out as not a complete idiot. She should at least get credit for being a deeper sort of idiot. Much credit to her coaches, I suppose. Trump OTOH must be completely uncoachable.