Fox News Poll: Voters think Harris did better than Trump in debate

It’s been over a week since Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump squared off in the second presidential debate of the cycle (Harris’ first), and while voters aren’t thrilled with either individual’s performance, they think Harris performed better.

That’s according to the latest Fox News Poll released Thursday.

Using a letter grade scale, on average voters give Harris a C for her performance, while they give Trump a C-.

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However, the details are in the individual letter grades. By a 12-point margin, voters are more likely to give Harris an A (30%) than Trump (18%). Meanwhile, by 12 points, voters are more likely to give Trump a failing grade (36%) than they are Harris (24%).

Among the partisans, on average, Democrats give Harris a B+, while Independents award her a C, and Republicans rate her a D.

For Trump, Republicans give him a B average, Independents a D+, and Democrats…a resounding F.

At the first presidential debate in June, Trump got an overall C average. He held steady with Republicans (B average in June) while he faltered with Independents (C-) and Democrats (D).

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Still, both candidates performed better than President Joe Biden did in the June debate, which subsequently led to calls for him to step down as the nominee. At that time, on average, voters gave Biden a D for his performance, with 46% giving him an F.

Democrats gave him a C- average, Independents a D, while Republicans failed him completely.

"Contrary to the commentary that threw rose petals at the vice-president’s feet, voters weren’t terribly impressed with either candidate," says Daron Shaw, the GOP half of the bipartisan