The media is definitely all-in on declaring Kamala Harris the winner in the debate but what matters is what the voters think, and we’re seeing some interesting responses there–both in the polls and in the focus groups.
As we noted, while the CNN poll said Harris “performed better,” Trump came out ahead in the most important categories: on the economy, immigration, and leadership as the commander in chief. He actually gained after the debate on the economy, so he was 20 points up on her there.
Then there were the remarks of some in the CBS focus group, who had similar thoughts, saying she just repeated Biden’s lines but if she was going to do all these things, why hasn’t she done them already?
While media is looking at who won a battle, the voters want to know what the candidates think on the issues. Harris didn’t deliver on that by making faces at Trump, being nasty, and…
