Harris performs well in TV debate with Trump, but does it matter?

Possibly, but in the face of so many polarised voters, Harris will struggle to move decisively clear of Trump.

Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Harris probably trumped the debate itself…

Harris performed strongly, and Trump was frankly, well, weird. So angry, so fixed on the past, and Biden, he failed to land blows on Harris and, that in itself, was a victory for the Vice-President.

But it went beyond that. Trump railed against immigrants eating animals, rising immigrant led violent crime, and babies aborted after birth and was pulled up by moderators for these lies. He had no policies on healthcare and refused to support a Ukraine victory. He lives in a dark, dark world although I worry that his angry fluency might rally his supporters.

Harris looked relaxed, often laughed at Trump, and talked about a positive future. She was not held to account for changing policy views, and this will be a source of regret for Trump supporters

Harris should have a small bounce in the polls after this debate, but it is all about mostly independent voters in the swing states, and the electoral college is currently too fickle to call.

What is wrong with America? What is wrong with the Republican Party? The Democrats have baggage, and any other Republican candidate might have walked it.

But Trump? He should and deserves to be miles behind. The fact that he is level with Harris says more about the state of American politics than it does Harris.

The world and moderate American voters wait for November 5th with baited breath, although now feeling safer, probably not because of this debate, but because Taylor Swift has just endorsed the Vice-President…