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Trump Declares Victory In Debate With Harris

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Former President Donald Trump’s campaign managers declared him the “clear winner” of his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, even though the debate had not yet concluded at the time of their statement and despite several controversial moments.

Trump’s campaign managers, Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles, released a statement that was tweeted by Real Clear Politics reporter Philip Wegmann at 10:33 pm ET, roughly ten minutes before the candidates began their closing statements.

Here’s the full statement:

“President Trump delivered a masterful debate performance tonight, prosecuting Kamala Harris’ abysmal record of failure that has hurt Americans for the last 4 years.

“We saw President Trump lay out his bold vision of America and how he would continue to build upon the successes of his first term by supercharging the economy, securing the border, and stopping crime
from ravaging communities across the country.

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“Conversely, Kamala’s vision of America was a dark reminder of the oppressive, big government policies of Joe Biden that she wants to continue. High inflation, a porous border that allows criminals and terrorists to flood across, and being soft on crime — that is what Kamala represents.

“The choice could not be more clear — President Trump was the clear winner tonight, and he will win
for America when he returns to the White House.”

Harris is probably going to experience a larger shift in the polls than Trump, according to CNN senior statistics analyst Harry Enten’s analysis on Tuesday ahead of the debate.

Tuesday night’s first and only planned presidential debate between Harris and Trump is expected to be close, according to polls. The debate will air on ABC News. According to Enten on “CNN News Central,” those who aren’t sure about Trump have already made up their minds, but they may watch the debate to see how they feel about Harris.

“I think most voters have made up their minds about Donald Trump, specifically undecided voters. So how undecided voters feel, just need to learn more about Donald Trump, just 18% of undecided voters say they need to learn more about Donald Trump,” Enten said.

“But look at this, a near majority of undecided voters say they want or need to learn more about Kamala Harris. Look, undecided voters don’t really like either one of these folks, Donald Trump with just an 8% favorable, Kamala Harris, with just a 13% favorable,” Enten added.

“But the bottom line is there’s a lot more room for movement for Kamala Harris than there is for Donald Trump. So the real question tonight is, can Kamala Harris seize this opportunity, seize the spotlight, put to rest fears that they may have about her? Because the bottom line is undecided voters have already made up their mind about Donald Trump. They’re waiting to make up their mind about Kamala Harris and how they do so can make all the difference in the world at the end of the day come November,” Enten continued.

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According to Enten, Harris’s “last best chance to get them on her side of the equation and not go with the Republican nominee for president” may come during the debate.

Chris Cillizza, a former political analyst for CNN, said on Friday that he believes Harris “has more riding on” the debate than Trump due to the possibility of a turnaround in the vice presidential candidate’s polling.

“Trump has a very high floor in terms of voter support and a very low ceiling, he basically moves between 46% and 48% of the vote,” Cillizza said. “He doesn’t go to 52% or 51%. He doesn’t go to 40%. So I don’t know how his numbers move. I think she has potentially more movement there.”

Enten said that the presidential race is so “tight” that Trump will win the election if he “outperforms his current polls by just a single point.”

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