We’re no more informed about what Kamala Harris’ policies are or what she will do as president. She still makes those smug faces. She repeated her empty mantra of “turning the page” over and over, as if that illuminates anything. But damn, did she bait Trump and he fell for it, devolving into the Trumpiest Trump possible.
Haitians eat dogs because he saw it on TV? World leaders respect him because Viktor Orban said so? People don’t leave his rallies early because he’s not a tedious incoherent bore? Crime is through the roof and the FBI are lying about it? Tariffs are paid by Chi-na?
But then, it’s hardly news that Trump is Trump, spewing nonsense and lies at every turn. So he demonstrated yet again that he’s unfit to be president or dogcatcher, but we already knew that. Did Harris demonstrate that she is fit to be president? Did Harris inform the marginal voters that she is capable of being a moderate president? Did Harris explain the whiplash shifts from her positions in 2020? Did Harris demonstrate the gravitas to deal with world leaders beyond her smug smile? Single cat lady Taylor Swift made her decision after the debate. Did you?
There is little question that Trump lost the debate, but did Harris win? Did Harris do enough to earn the vote, to convince a shaky nation that she won’t revert to full progressive should she be elected? Harris is still not Trump, certainly the strongest argument there is for voting for an anointed candidate who was never subject to the normal scrutiny of a primary that would reveal whether she’s someone who should be president. On the other hand, Trump proved that he is manifestly unfit to be president, no matter what Harris’ policies may be.
Is that enough?