“We shouldn’t be thinking that somehow Kamala Harris has a greater ability to win a debate than Donald Trump,” Pritzker continued. “They’re going to come in as significant rivals with very, very different points of view.”
Kamala Harris’ entry in the fray has changed all election equations and it’s now a very close race between Harris and Donald Trump. The campaigning has become vicious with Trump pulling no punches to attack Kamala Harris and a resurgent Dem campaign giving it back — in style.
Pollster Frank Luntz said now the debate will be everything for the voters. “When the voters see side-by-side the two candidates and they listen to what they say, not just in the answers, it’s the body language. Is there contempt? Does someone fold their arms? Do they look at the individual when they’re speaking? Do they seem presidential in their approach?” Luntz explained.
There were initial hiccups over the debate as Donald Trump did not want ABC to be the platform. And then Kamala Harris campaign wanted to change the rules — they wanted it to be a seated affair, with microphones on. But ABC News rejected the request and as of now, the debate will follow the same rules the Biden-Trump debate on CNN had.