Voters give Harris the debate win, but praise Trump on policy: She got under his skin
Fox News Digital spoke with voters from across the nation about their reactions to the first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump.
Becky from Tennessee thought Harris won, saying the vice president "made strong points about her policies" and "focused on the positive." Edwin, a self-described independent from Florida, also said Harris won the debate, saying she was "calm and cool" and Trump was "typical Trump" who was "just repeating what he's been repeating for years."
"I'm kind of torn between the both, but I think for being calm, I think Harris won," Edwin said. "I like Trump's policies because everything was a lot lower when he was president for the first time. I thought if he acted more presidential, he would get his message over a lot better than what it is now, which tends to be a little chaos."
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Carolyn from Arlington, Virginia thought Harris was "ahead of the game," though when asked whether she is better off financially today than she was four years ago, she replied "no."
"Things are very high. You know, the economy is out of control, I think. But she has a plan, I think that was good that she presented it," Carolyn said, adding she would trust Harris with fixing the economy over Trump.
Mina from Houston, Texas, said she was supporting Harris before the debate, gave her the win because "she's able to form coherent sentences." Alex from the California Bay Area said Harris "exceeded expectations" and that Trump was "not so good." However, he did call out the ABC News debate moderators for being "pretty biased" against Trump.
"They fact-checked him a lot, and they didn't