'Needle hasn't moved much' towards Harris even though it was clear Trump lost the debate

Published: Sep 11, 2024 Duration: 00:04:02 Category: News & Politics

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YOU HAVE TO SCREAM TO BE HEARD ON A POWERFUL MICROPHONE. MIKE MEMOLI, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>> JEREMY, THE HEADLINE OF THE LATEST ”THE NEW YORK TIMES” PIECE, PUNDITS SAY HARRIS WON THE DEBATE. UNDECIDED VOTERS WEREN'T SO SURE. EXPLAIN. >> A LOT OF UNDECIDED VOTERS AND THE FEW THAT THERE ARE. LET'S BE CLEAR, THIS ELECTION IS STILL GOING TO BE DECIDED ON A KNIFE'S EDGE. ALL THE POLLING CONFIRMS THAT. AND I'M TOLD EVEN SOME OF THE PRIVATE POLLING THAT THE CAMPAIGNS HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT, THE NEEDLE HAS NOT MOVED MUCH. WHAT PEOPLE ARE ULTIMATELY LOOKING FOR WHO ARE STILL ON THE FENCE IS A REASON TO GO TO THE POLLS FOR KAMALA HARRIS. I'M TALKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT TRUMP CURIOUS OR FORMER TRUMP, DIE HARD TRUMP SUPPORTERS WHO ARE NOW UNCOMFORTABLE WITH VOTING FOR HIM, BUT MIGHT DO IT AGAIN. THEY WANT TO SEE HER SELL HERSELF. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO FOR ME, I THINK IS WHAT YOU HEARD MOST? >> IS IT ABOUT POLICY OR THEY LOOK AT HER AND SAY, SHE'S A WOMAN, BLACK AND INDIAN WOMAN. IS THERE A LITTLE LIKE JUST UNDERLYING DISCOMFORT IN THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE NEVER SEEN A WOMAN IN THAT POSITION BEFORE, AND DO THEY NEED JUST TO SEE HER MORE, TO HEAR HER MORE, MAYBE NOT NECESSARILY ABOUT SPECIFIC POLICY BUT TO SEE HER IN A PRESIDENTIAL GENERA, ATMOSPHERE, MILIEU, I'M USING ALL OF THESE WORDS INCORRECTLY, TO MAKE THEM FEEL FOR COMFORTABLE WITH VOTING FOR HER TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS DEBATE. SHE'S NOT TALKING ABOUT IT. SHE'S NOT TALKING ABOUT HOW SHE'S A WOMAN. . >> RIGHT. >> BUT HER VOTERS MAY BE FEELING IT. >> I THINK THAT SHE KNOWS THAT IN ORDER TO REACH CENTRIST VOTERS, SWING VOTERS, SHE SHOULDN'T TALK ABOUT WHAT SHE IS IN TERMS OF HER GENDER AND HER RACE. SHE SHOULD TALK ABOUT WHAT SHE'S GOING TO DO AS PRESIDENT, AND THAT'S WHY SHE NEEDS TO BE OUT THERE MORE. TO YOUR QUESTION, PEOPLE NEED TO FEEL LIKE THEY CAN TRUST HER TO GOVERN. THE THING I HEARD MOST IN TALKING TO VOTERS IS THEY WANT WASHINGTON TO NOT BE BROKEN ANYMORE, FOR THE NEXT PRESIDENT TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER FOR THEM. WHICH IS WHY THE DEBATE WASN'T SUCH A SELLING POINT. WHAT KAMALA HARRIS DID REALLY WELL, BY THE WAY, WAS TALK ABOUT HOW SHE SEES A DISASTROUS SECOND TRUMP TERM. SHE DIDN'T TALK A WHOLE LOT ABOUT WHAT A HARRIS TERM WAS GOING TO BE. >> DONALD TRUMP SAYS THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE. HE HAS PUT THAT UP ON HIS SOCIAL MEDIA SAYING THAT HE DOESN'T NEED TO. HE'S A PRIZE FIGHTER AND HE WON. WITHOUT ANOTHER DEBATE. BY THE WAY, THAT DEBATE REACHED 70 MILLION PEOPLE. A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE. HOW DOES SHE DO THAT? IS IT MORE TV NEWS INTERVIEWS, PLEASE, SAY YES. >> I WOULD HOPE SO. NOT JUST FOR OUR PURPOSES. >> EDITORIAL BOARD INTERVIEW? >> SHE HAS TO GET OUT THERE. THE ONE ATTACK THAT HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE THAT TRUMP AND HIS ALLIES HAVE LEVELED AT HER IS SHE HAS BEEN HIDING AND SHE'S AFRAID TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. THE REST OF THE STUFF, CRAZY KAMALA. IT'S NONSENSE. IT'S NOT WORKING. TRUMP KNOWS THAT OR HE'D BE REPEATING IT AT NAUSEAM. WE'LL SEE IF HE DOES ANOTHER DEBATE. IN THE ABSENCE OF THAT, IT'S A GOOD THING FOR HER. SHE CAN GO OUT THERE AND BASICALLY CONTINUE TO TALK TO VOTERS ON HER TERMS. WHICH IS THE MOST CONTROLLED WAY TO DO IT. >> THE CAMPAIGN IS GOING TO BE PUTTING HER OUT IN FRONT OF VOTERS AND SMALLER VENUES. THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE PUTTING HER OUT IN FRONT OF LOCAL NEWS IN VARIOUS SWING STATES. THIS IS GOING TO COME DOWN TO NOT NECESSARILY A NATIONAL AUDIENCE, BUT A COUPLE OF COUNTIES IN A FEW SWING STATES. >> T

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