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Debate Post-Mortem: Trump Was Trump, Harris Held Up, And Moderators Played Partisan Tricks
• Zero HedgeThe initial reaction to last night's debate was that Trump was Trump, the moderators became debaters, and Harris, while nervous and rehearsed, didn't crash and burn - leading to an initial kneejerk in the betting markets favoring the Vice President's odds in November.
Bettors on @Polymarket saw this debate as an out-performance for Kamala
— Nikolai Yakovenko (@ivan_bezdomny) September 11, 2024
* Trump went from +7 to even odds
* 97% chance Kamala won debate according to polls (74% before debate)
* Kamala up 3% to win popular vote
No major gaffes or terrible moments for Harris pic.twitter.com/8cGAJN07MM
While some conservative sites have called the debate for Trump, along with speaker Mike Johnson...
Mike Johnson on Fox Business insists Trump actually won the debate, citing polls from Newsmax and the Daily Caller (sounds legit) pic.twitter.com/NXzLihRTpx
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 11, 2024
...most on the left are celebrating - with Punchbowl News writing that "Tuesday night's debate couldn't have gone better for Harris."
Politico writes: "Trump's Improv Stood No Chance Against Harris' Coached Attacks."
Harris' strategy in her first debate as a presidential nominee was custom-tailored for one specific moment and one specific opponent. She plainly used her long days of debate prep in a Pittsburgh hotel to compile a rich anthology of taunts, putdowns and derisive one-liners against former President Donald Trump.
Of course, Trump was in a 3-on-1 debate:
This clip may be the most egregious example of ABC debate moderators' direct actions/inactions to affect viewers' perceptions of the information presented at the debate.
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) September 11, 2024
There are at least seven instances of this within a two-minute span.
This is not "bias."
It's much worse.… pic.twitter.com/tYJhZwGwdW