Greater than half of Individuals imagine Vice President Harris gained final week’s presidential debate towards former President Trump, in accordance with a brand new ballot.
An ABC/Ipsos ballot, launched Sunday, discovered 58 % of Individuals selected Harris because the winner of the talk, whereas 36 % picked Trump.
Pollsters famous this can be a reverse from the June debate between Trump and President Biden, throughout which 66 % of Individuals selected the previous president because the winner and 28 % picked Biden.
The ballot was taken within the three days following the talk, the place Trump and Harris clashed for the primary, and probably solely, time on the nationwide stage.
The talk additionally boosted Harris’s favorability rankings with voters, the ballot discovered. About 37 % of Individuals stated the talk made them really feel extra favorably in direction of her, whereas 23 % stated it made them really feel much less favorably. About 38 % stated it made no distinction.
As for Trump, 30 % stated the talk made them view him much less favorably, whereas 17 % stated it made them see him as extra favorable. About 50 % stated it made no distinction.
Throughout the discussion board, the previous president appeared visibly irritated and refused to take a look at his Democratic rival at many factors. He was additionally visibly offended at instances, suggesting the vp obtained beneath his pores and skin.
Varied political pundits and the Wall Avenue Journal editorial board have argued Harris was the “winner” of the talk. Trump stated he believes it was his “best debate ever.”
Whereas Trump appeared rattled throughout a lot of the talk, Harris delivered a constantly assured efficiency in distinction. She additionally tried to place herself as a brand new generational chief, stating, “Clearly, I am not Joe Biden, and I am certainly not Donald Trump.”
The ABC Information/Ipsos ballot, produced by Langer Analysis Associates, was performed Sept. 11-13 amongst a random nationwide pattern of three,276 adults. It has a margin of sampling error of two share factors.
