Fintan O’Toole: “The debate leaves us with two critical questions. Can Trump pivot back toward the campaign his advisers presumably want him to run, one that, alongside the anti-immigrant bile, articulates clear messages on immediate issues like inflation, taxation, and health care? And can Harris exploit Trump’s failure to present himself as the change candidate by fully and convincingly embracing that role for herself?”
“The answer to the first question is almost certainly no, but it is on the second that the outcome of the election will surely hinge.”

