By Abiola Olawale
The candidacy of the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris has continued to generate wide acceptability as several United States citizens who watched Tuesday’s presidential debate agreed she defeated former United States President President Donald Trump.
According to a CNN Poll, 63% of registered voters who watched the debate said Harris performed better than Trump who got 37%.
According to CNN, this represents a massive shift as the two presidential candidates were even before the debate.
Before the debate, the same voters were evenly split on which candidate would perform more strongly, with 50% saying Harris would do so and 50% many that Trump would be better.
However, CNN reports that Voters who watched the debate also left with improved views of Harris compared with their impressions pre-debate, while few changed their opinions of Trump overall.
Their views of each candidate’s strengths on the issues continued to reflect the dynamics seen in national polling, with Trump holding an advantage on the economy, immigration and being commander in chief, and Harris more trusted on abortion and protecting democracy.
The recent flash poll results indicate a shift in public opinion compared to the reaction following the June presidential debate. During the June debate, 67% of viewers felt that Trump outperformed US President Joe Biden.
