US Republican nominee Donald Trump said
he would not take part in another debate with Kamala Harris before the November 5 election, with polls showing Harris had won
Tuesday's ABC News Presidential Debate. He made that remark on his Truth Social site
- and again at a campaign stop in Arizona: Trump: "So because we've done
two debates and because they were successful, there will be no third debate." "As everyone saw two nights ago, we
had a monumental victory over Comrade Kamala Harris in the presidential debate." Six Republican donors and three Trump
advisers who spoke to Reuters disagreed. They said they believed Harris had won because
the former president struggled to stay on message. Senator Lindsey Graham, a prominent Trump ally, publicly told reporters it
was a "missed opportunity." At a rally soon after Trump's post
went live Harris said the candidates had a responsibility for a second face-off: Harris: "I believe we owe it to
the voters to have another debate. Because this election and what is at
stake could not be more important.” According to Nielsen data, an estimated
67 million people watched the debate. A majority of debate watchers
said Harris outperformed Trump, according to a CNN flash poll
released shortly afterward. And, among voters who said they had heard
at least something about Tuesday's debate, 53% said Harris won, while 24% said Trump won,
according to a Thursday Reuters/Ipsos poll. However the poll found voters continue to
favor Trump over Harris on the economy. Clifford Young, Ipsos president
of U.S. public affairs, says he thinks there may not be
much of a 'debate bump' for Harris. Young: "What we're finding right now is a lot of
stability, right? We find at the national level that Harris is in the lead relative to Trump. But
on those key fundamentals issues like the economy and inflation, Trump ultimately has the lead.
At this point, we're at a stasis moment where at the national level, she's in the lead. But
things have not really changed all that much." The poll also found that 54% of
registered voters thought one debate between Trump and Harris was
enough, while 46% wanted a second.