A crucial encounter between presidential candidates ahead of November 5th .
It’s a moment that many Americans anticipated for the past month and a half. In August, Iaskedundecided voters if their opinion had changed after Biden stepped down and Harris announced her candidacy.
Theresponsesvaried. Some jumped on board with the Democrats, hoping to thwart the possibility of four more years of Donald Trump. A few were clear in their newfound support for the former president in the upcoming election. Others, however, felt like they needed to wait for the debate to make a decision.
The debate was in contrast toTrump’s debate againstBiden. From the moment Kamala Harris shook his hand, introduced herself, and said, “Let’s have a good debate,” it looked like Trump might have underestimated his opponent.
At one point, Kamala Harris dropped one of the coldestone-linersof the evening: “World leaders are laughing at Donald Trump.”
This leads me to a question for non-American readers: how did you react to the fiery debate between Harris and Trump?
Do you think America will see its first South Asian and Black woman leading in the Oval Office? Will she be able to shift the narrative surrounding the Democratic Party post-Biden?
Or do you believe that enough Americans will be willing to look past Trump’s poor performance and lack of preparation to elect him for another term in November?
As the two duked it out over policy regarding the future of democracy, the economy, immigration, reproductive rights, and more, the debate proved to be a pivotal moment before November 5, and ultimately, whoever gets put into office will impact the world.
For the non-Americans who tuned into the debate, we want to know exactly how you felt about last night. Drop your thoughts in the comment section below, and your response could be featured in aBuzzFeed Communitypost. Or, if you’d prefer to submit a response anonymously, you could fill out thisGoogle Form.
A crucial showdown between presidential candidates ahead of November 5th.
