United States – Kamala Harris was perceived as winning against the Republican ex-president on Tuesday during the presidential debate, but a group of voters that gave no preference to either candidate still doubted the former’s candidacy.
In the poll conducted by Reuters before the debate, ten persons were still in a dilemma on how they would vote during the Nov. 5 election. Six stated later that they would vote for Trump or were inclined to do so. Three stated they would now support Harris, while one of them remained indecisive on how to vote, as reported by Reuters.
Swing States May Decide the Outcome
Harris and Trump are in a neck to neck competition and many electoral votes could be in the Delaware’s team within few thousands in some of the swing states that are in contention; most of these are the swing voters similar to the undecided voters who spoke with Reuters.
The small sample size was overcome by the fact that the responses indicated to Harris that he may have to elaborate on his policies more since there are voters out there whose votes are still up for grabs.
Five of the viewers complained that Harris provided ambiguous answers during the over 90-minute debate regarding how she will increase the U.S. economy and manage the issue of the cost of living, which is a big concern for most voters.
Voters Seek Clarity on Economic Policies
The encounter was particularly significant for Harris, with the latest New York Times/Siena College opinion poll suggesting that 26 percent of the likely voters in the United States did not feel that they knew enough about her while Trump was quite famous.
All the Trump converts said that they trusted him more in terms of the economy despite the fact that all of them did not like him as a person. Some of them opined that their economic welfare was improved when he was the president between 2017-2021. Some singled out his proposal to tax imports, while economists say it is likely to increase prices.
Trump’s Economic Record Still Resonates
Of those six, four also said Harris did not persuade them that their party has different approaches towards, or plans for, the economy than the Democratic President Joe Biden, a man they mostly hold responsible for the current high prices.
“I still don’t know what she is for,” said Mark Kadish, 61, an entrepreneur in Florida. “There was no real meat and bones for her plans.”
Out of the voters, four are women and six are men; eight of the voters are white, while two are Black. All four have voted for the Democratic party candidates at one time or the other just as they have for the republican party.
There were specifics, though, which Harris did mention, such as her policy to provide families and small businesses with tax credits. Nevertheless, she concentrated her efforts on a significant part of the debate with Trump’s bashing instead of outlining specific policies.
Some Voters Shift Allegiances
Robert Wheeler, 48, a security firm executive based in Nevada, expressed his intention to vote for Harris before the debate. He has now stated that should the elections be held tomorrow, he would vote for Trump, mainly due to his assertion that Harris was unclear on what she wanted to do.
“I felt like the whole debate was Kamala Harris telling me why not to vote for Donald Trump instead of why she’s the right candidate,” Wheeler said, as reported by Reuters.
However, Meredith Marshall, a self-employed woman in Los Angeles stated that she was now supporting Harris. She said she could have wanted to hear more about the economy from the vice president, but she still supports her plan to assist small business people.