Former President Trump and Vice President Harris are fanning out throughout the battlegrounds following Tuesday’s debate, which was watched by greater than 67 million Americans.
Trump stated on his social media platform TruthSocial on Thursday that there is not going to be a second debate between them. He declared himself the winner of Tuesday’s debate, at the same time as many Republicans vented frustration over his efficiency and urged him to attempt to redeem himself in a rematch.
“When a prizefighter loses a combat, the primary phrases out of his mouth are, ‘I WANT A REMATCH.’ Polls clearly present that I gained the Debate towards Comrade Kamala Harris, the Democrats’ Radical Left Candidate, on Tuesday evening, and she or he instantly known as for a Second Debate….KAMALA SHOULD FOCUS ON WHAT SHE SHOULD HAVE DONE DURING THE LAST ALMOST FOUR YEAR PERIOD. THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!”
Democrats are driving excessive, as new post-debate polls from Reuters/Ipsos and Morning Consult discover Harris with a 5-point nationwide lead.
Right here’s a have a look at what the candidates are doing of their first occasions because the debate.
🔴 TRUMP
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The previous president will ship remarks Tuesday in Tucson as he seeks to develop assist amongst Latino voters. The most recent New York Times-Siena College nationwide survey discovered Harris main Trump 51 p.c to 42 p.c amongst Latino voters, a a lot smaller margin than President Biden’s 61-36 benefit over Trump in 2020. Arizona is essential to Trump’s Solar Belt technique, and it is perhaps a must-win state for the previous president, who in 2020 grew to become the primary GOP presidential candidate to lose there since 1996. The most recent polling common from The Hill/Decision Desk HQ finds Trump and Harris are tied.
- On Friday, Trump will maintain a rally in Las Vegas one other essential Solar Belt state. Trump was operating robust in Nevada when Biden was within the race, however Harris has since regained a small lead within the polls.
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Over the weekend, Trump will maintain a rally in Nassau County on Lengthy Island, a GOP stronghold within the blue state of New York.
🔵 HARRIS
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The vp is making two stops throughout North Carolina on Thursday as she tries to steal a historically crimson state that has been extraordinarily aggressive in latest elections. The Tarheel State is perhaps one other must-win for Trump. The candidates are at the moment tied there within the polls. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) informed The Hill’s Alexander Bolton Tuesday’s debate was bad for Trump: “I believe you could have just a few popping out, notably [in the] feminine demographic, that’s lean-Harris now. I imagine we missed lots of alternatives [Tuesday] evening.”
- On Friday, Harris returns to Pennsylvania, which may very well be the tipping level state for each candidates within the race for 270 Electoral Faculty votes.
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The Hill’s Brett Samuels studies that Harris shall be doing more interviews with local media outlets as a part of her swing-states blitz. She’ll additionally sit for an interview subsequent week with the Nationwide Affiliation of Black Journalists (NABJ). Trump was interviewed by the NABJ final month, the place he questioned whether or not Harris is Black.
Views:
The Washington Monthly: Harris is sweet at this.
The National Review: Is it an excessive amount of to ask that Trump put together for debates?
The American Prospect: Notes for Harris for subsequent time.
Unherd: ABC Information misplaced the presidential debate.
The Nation: Harris baited Trump into scaring swing voters.
Vox: Will Taylor Swift’s endorsement truly matter?
The Liberal Patriot: Harris’s working class drawback.
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