U.S. Presidential Debate Analysis: Who Fared Better?

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Did Kamala Harris or Donald Trump fare better in Tuesday's U.S. presidential debate? TaiwanPlus spoke to Dennis Lu-Chung Weng, an associate professor at Sam Houston State University in Texas.

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00:00How do you think the debate went for both candidates?

00:04For both candidates, I think they successfully defend their position,

00:09and more importantly, that they attract their specific supporter.

00:13So in today's debate, I think Trump maintained his usual style,

00:17continue with very negative campaigning to attack his opponent,

00:21Vice President Harris.

00:23It is clear that he is not particularly concerned, you know,

00:27about the accuracy of his statement,

00:30as his main strategy is to project strength.

00:34In contrast, Harris takes a different approach.

00:38Her performance was more conventional,

00:41which means she prepared well.

00:44She did everything people expect,

00:47and basically better than what people expected her to do.

00:51Trump's continued attack forced Harris to respond,

00:55and spent much of time responding to the negative campaigning,

00:59negative strategy, leaving less room for Harris to discuss her policy.

01:05We will wait and see how the polls show the performance,

01:10how the American public evaluates their performance later.

01:15But what I can tell is, in this debate,

01:18Harris did pretty well, and even better than what people expect.

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