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Trump’s Debate Fallout
More bad news for the Trump campaign.
Debate night was a tough night for the president.
President Trump was responsible for an overwhelming majority of the 741 interruptions during the “debate,” according to one estimate. Chris Wallace, the debate’s moderator, admitted that Trump “bears the primary responsibility for what happened” that night. “I never dreamt that it would go off the tracks the way it did,” Wallace said. “I’m just disappointed in the results.”
The Commission on Presidential Debates released a statement calling for “additional structures” to be added to ensure a “more orderly discussion.” Yikes.
Most Americans agreed that Biden emerged victorious on Tuesday night. A CNN/SSRS poll found that 60% of debate watchers thought Biden performed better, while only 28% chose Trump. The remainder thought it was a tie. Even larger majorities found Biden to be “more truthful” and offering better plans.
A separate poll, conducted by CBS News/YouGov, also demonstrated that more people believed that Biden outperformed Trump, albeit by smaller margins. Data Progress found that 51% of watchers though Biden won, and 39% thought Trump won.
Frank Lutz, the veteran Republican pollster, conducted a focus group of undecided voters in battleground states. The…
