Harris Successfully Goads An Increasingly Irate Trump In Strong Debate Performance

September 10, 2024
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris gestures as former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a presidential debate at the National Constitutio... US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris gestures as former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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September 10, 2024

The first debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump couldn’t have gone much better for Harris, who successfully baited an increasingly irritated (and loud) Trump on everything from the enthusiasm of his rally attendees to being an embarrassment in the eyes of foreign leaders.

The first half of the debate, where most impressions are formed, was also heavy on her best issues and Trump’s worst, including abortion and the Jan. 6 attack. Even the immigration portion, Trump’s favorite issue, began with relitigation of the border bill he instructed his Republican allies to kill.

Trump pivoted continuously to illegal immigration; Harris repeated her vision of an opportunity economy for middle class Americans.

In a sign of confidence, the Harris campaign called for another debate as soon as this one ended. To cap the night, Taylor Swift endorsed Harris, signing her endorsement “childless cat lady.”

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The first debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump couldn’t have gone much better for Harris, who successfully baited an increasingly irritated (and loud) Trump on everything from the enthusiasm of his rally attendees to being an embarrassment in the eyes of foreign leaders.

The first half of the debate, where most impressions are formed, was also heavy on her best issues and Trump’s worst, including abortion and the Jan. 6 attack. Even the immigration portion, Trump’s favorite issue, began with relitigation of the border bill he instructed his Republican allies to kill.

Trump pivoted continuously to illegal immigration; Harris repeated her vision of an opportunity economy for middle class Americans.

In a sign of confidence, the Harris campaign called for another debate as soon as this one ended. To cap the night, Taylor Swift endorsed Harris, signing her endorsement “childless cat lady.”

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  1. I hope she highlights how, in his world, EVERYONE but him is wrong and he’s always perfect. Naming all those who have worked with him (or some of them) who now say he’s not fit at all for the Presidency, or anything else.

    Edit: Huh, frist. Don’t have pets anymore, but here’s a shot of the Aurora when it hit Seattle earlier this year. This was well after its peak.

    Second edit after reading Josh’s piece about dominance: I hope she wears pointy heels and stomps on his instep if he gets too close, and, if not, highlights his weirdness if he does what he did to Hillary.

  2. Donald J. Trump: All Hat, No Cattle

  3. FIFY.

  4. Love you guys deeply but please, someone on the editing staff please make a distinction between “its” (possessive) and “it’s” (not possessive; rather a contraction of “it is”). I apologize for being the grammar police jerk. Okay, letting go… :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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