Some Americans who watched the televised sparring told Reuters that they remain unconvinced that the Democrat is the better candidate.
In a survey of 10 people who said they remain undecided about the November 5th election, the outlet asked respondents to watch the 90-minute debate and report back with their thoughts. In a stunning reversal of what may be expected, six voters said they would certainly or most likely vote for Trump, compared to three for Harris and one who remained undecided. More than a few suggested Harris will need to be far more serious about paying for her costly priorities before they can consider voting for her. Five respondents described the veep as “vague” when it came to tackling the high prices of homes and home goods.
“I still don’t know what she is for,” said Mark Kadish, 61, an entrepreneur in Florida. “There was no real meat and bones for her plans.” Robert Wheeler, 48, a security firm executive in Nevada who was previously leaning toward Harris, said her posturing and platitudes left him feeling more committed to voting for Trump who he said has actually proposed tangible policies to back up his promises. “I felt like the whole debate was Kamala Harris telling me why not to vote for Donald Trump instead of why she’s the right candidate,” Wheeler said.
Although the sample size is small, the focus group of four women and six men, eight of whom are White and two Black, is analogous to diverse swaths of undecided voters in battleground states. And despite insistence from pundits and mainstream media outlets that Harris decisively won the debate, warning lights were flashing on Wednesday morning as more undecided voters began telling reporters they weren’t so impressed with the vice president.