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Emergency Debate Pod: Concepts Of A Plan?
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Emergency Debate Pod: Concepts Of A Plan?

Kamala Harris delivered Donald Trump the thrashing he deserved, and that she needed to pad her lead.
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That was way better than the first one! In what may be their only debate Kamala Harris reduced Donald Trump to a smoldering mass of anger, deranged lies, and incoherent rambling. It’s fair to say everyone agrees she won, because pro-Trump influencers are already attacking the moderators.

In this free post-debate episode, Matt and Brian discuss:

  • How Harris pivoted away from Biden’s failed debate strategy toward one designed successfully to provoke Trump into making big mistakes.

  • Why her polls slipped a couple points between the Democratic convention and the debate.

  • What a longer run strategy to rebuild and maintain her pre-convention lead might look like.

  • Will she get a measurable bump from her debate victory on Tuesday? And, if so, how long will it last?

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