Most but not all people think Harris had the better of last night's debate. Both combatants claimed victory.
The one thing commenters agreed on was that the ABC News moderators were clearly on Team Harris and didn't seem to care who knew it. They fact-checked Trump, did not correct Harris and were so blatant even Democrats deigned to notice it. See for example this statement by Mark Penn, a Clinton adviser.
Harris has challenged Trump to a second debate. If he agrees, he should insist on Fox News moderators as a precondition, which might give him the "home field" advantage she had last night.
Maybe the wisest thing I've read about the debate: it is unlikely many voter minds were changed in either direction.
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Today, on the 23rd anniversary of the World Trade Center/Pentagon attacks, lame-duck President Biden shows up for the commemorative ceremony in NYC after being heard last night disparagingly referring to the rite as "doing 9-11."
Biden doesn't "get" the importance of the ceremonial aspects of the presidency. The job entails some of the ritualistic folderol of being a monarch.
Our president needs to take it seriously because he embodies the nation. Snide remarks and looking at your watch while GI bodies are unloaded demean the Oval Office.
