This combination of photos shows Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If you’ve made it this far since the presidential debate and are done talking about dogs and cats being eaten, you're probably ready to vote.
We’re at less than two months from election day, and since the national polls are coming from all directions about who might win, Lafayette Power Poll voters got to offer their take in this month's poll. The poll also asked to digest the much-analyzed Sept. 10 debate.
Did Vice President Kamala Harris outperform former President Donald Trump in that debate? Most national polls and analysts agreed that Harris fared well. In the Lafayette Power Poll, voters agreed about 2 to 1 that Harris outperformed the former president. Voters had other thoughts about the debate and the race, and that will come later.
Nearly 70% of those polled declared Harris the winners, including 42% who felt that she crushed it. Only 18% gave Trump the nod, including three voters who thought he crushed it. Voters had a chance to digest the big takeaways from the debate, including whether or not moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis were unfairly fact-checking Trump along with Trump’s claim th.