today the intellectualist is breaking down last night's big debate between kamla Harris and Donald Trump who is victorious in the eyes of the viewers let's Dive Right In First up the overall Performance Based On A Flash poll performed by CNN the poll was done via text message with 605 registered voters and had a margin of error of plus F three percentage points a whopping 63% of debate Watchers felt kamla Harris outperformed Donald Trump leaving Trump with 37% before the debate it was an even split at 50% each so Harris definitely made an impression now post-debate support unsurprisingly 96% of Harris supporters thought she did better while 69% of trump supporters stuck with their guy Harris's favorability among debate Watchers jumped from 39% to 45% Trump's favorability hardly moved 39% stayed steady independent voters Harris's favorability shot up from 30% to 48% that's a big in the Middle Ground did the debate change Minds not really 82% said the debate didn't affect their choice 14% reconsidered but didn't change and only 4% said the debate changed their mind about whom to vote for interestingly Trump's supporters were more likely to waver in their support with 23% expressing doubt compared to 12% of Harris supporters now onto key debate points Harris pitched extending a $6,000 child tax credit and a $50,000 tax deduction for small small businesses she criticized Trump's tariffs as sales tax plan in Disguise estimating it would cost middleclass families an extra $4,000 annually when assessing Donald Trump's economic performance as president Harris didn't hold back she accurately pointed out that Trump left the US with the highest unemployment rate since the Great Depression a Public Health crisis and an unprecedented attack on Democracy one he not only failed to take responsibility for but also incited through baseless lawsuits aimed at overturning the presidential election and a Relentless barrage of Lies designed to inflame grievances among his supporters Trump set the stage for the January 6th attack on the US Capital One of the darkest days in American history instead of accepting accountability Trump absurdly attempted to shift the blame onto speaker amera Nancy Pelosi and her daughter despite being the commander-in-chief at the time with the legal Authority and responsibility to protect Congress from his own supporters even more disturbingly as the attack unfolded Trump reportedly cheered on calls to hang his own vice president Mike Pence and taunted members of Congress from the safety of the White House during the debate Harris raised concerns about Trump's project 2025 warning that it posed a dangerous political agenda by politicizing the Civil Service Trump however absurdly denied any knowledge of the project instead opting to defend his record by highlighting his prepandemic tax cuts and economic success despite the fact that his administration ended with one of the worst economic downturns in modern history marked by Soaring unemployment and a shattered economy due to his mishandling of the pandemic on abortion Trump took credit for ending Ro Wade but claimed to support exceptions for rape incest and life of the mother Harris vowed to restore roie Wade protections immigration was another heated topic Harris highlighted her experience Prosecuting trans National criminals and her support for bipartisan border security measures in contrast Trump resorted to inflammatory rhetoric making unfounded accusations that immigrants were eating dogs and cats further fueling division with racist and demagogic claims on the subject of race Trump denied making race an issue despite his well-documented history of racism and inflammatory remarks including his bizarre claim that Harris had just become black recently Harris in turn accused Trump of deliberately using race to divide the country reminding viewers of his long history of racial discrimination from his actions as a businessman to his divisive rhetoric as president on foreign policy Harris accused Trump of aligning with authoritarian dictators highlighting his cozy relationships with kleptocratic leaders like Russia's Vladimir Putin and hungary's Victor Orban men who have weakened their countries and turned them into International Paras Trump defending these TI claimed without evidence that he could have prevented Russia's invasion of Ukraine and hamas's attack on Israel while Harris did not mention it directly the memory of Trump's submissive Behavior at the 2018 Helsinki Summit where he publicly sided with Putin over us intelligence still looms raising doubts about his commitment to American interests in closing Harris focused on future aspirations and reforms Trump criticized Harris's Administration predicting dire consequences if she were elected in closing last night's debate was a pivotal moment in the 2024 election underscoring the Stark differences between the candidates on one side Donald Trump remained preoccupied with Rel litigating old grievances stretching back to his ill-fated descent down Trump Tower's escalator in 2015 on the other hand vice president Kamala Harris offered a forward-looking optimistic vision for the future one that Embraces all Americans irrespective of political affiliation or ideology if you enjoyed this video then please don't forget to subscribe to the intellectualist YouTube channel where we provide insightful analysis on the current events shaping our world be sure to turn on notifications so you never miss the latest updates