Quotes
I do think he missed some opportunities to highlight her record. And I’ll leave it at that."
A sixth GOP lawmaker simply smiled sheepishly I think it’s gonna sway the people in the middle, who matter."
While most Republicans shrugged off the debate's ultimate effect on the election, that lawmaker worried It was terrible. I think you’re seeing that comment from everybody,
one senior House Republican told Fox News Digital I prefer not to answer questions about cats and dogs and immigrants."
A fourth GOP lawmaker simply said when asked for their reaction to the debate He’s right on policy but can’t keep a message,
President Trump delivered a masterful debate performance tonight, prosecuting Kamala Harris’ abysmal record of failure that has hurt Americans for the last 4 years."
When reached for comment on this story, the Trump campaign pointed Fox News Digital to its statement on the debate from Tuesday night, which said in part While he made many [good] points, she was able to slide out of every one of those arguments,
the third Republican said They set a trap, and he walked into it. He wasn’t helped, but there were so many easy things he could’ve said,
People are saying BIG WIN tonight!"
Trump himself posted on his Truth Social app just after the debate Look, the debate was about immigration and the economy. Those are the issues where President Trump dominates with voters,
He landed few blows against Harris, and the longer the debate proceeded, the more blows Trump landed against himself,
The overall tenor of Harris' presentation was more optimistic and forward looking,
If Trump didn't tank his presidential run tonight, it will prove that debates don't matter much,
Debates can shape narratives and provide key moments, but their significance often depends on the viewer's perspective,
Agranoff said in a text to Newsweek on Wednesday For deeply entrenched voters, they may reinforce existing beliefs rather than shift opinions,
I would like to know more. And as we were talking before, here’s Trump, who’s been campaigning this long, long time, and now Harris is finally thrust in the spotlight,
Do you vote your pocketbook or do you vote your morals?”
Lynne Kelleher, a registered Republican who voted for Trump in 2016 and for the Libertarian candidate in 2020, believes this election comes down to a choice My honest opinion is that Trump underperformed and she overperformed,
said donor Bill Bean, a commercial real estate investor in Fort Wayne, Indiana I think it was one of my better debates, maybe my best debate,
Trump told the "Fox & Friends" program on Wednesday, I'd like to see one."
On the prospect of a second debate, Bean said