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How will the debate impact the polls?

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 12 Sep 2024, 10:10am
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are seen on a screen in the spin room as they participate in a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024. (Photo by MATTHEW HATCHER / AFP)
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are seen on a screen in the spin room as they participate in a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024. (Photo by MATTHEW HATCHER / AFP)

How will the debate impact the polls?

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 12 Sep 2024, 10:10am

A heated exchange between the two US presidential hopefuls - with many saying Kamala Harris got under Donald Trump's skin 

The pair faced off over inflation, abortion and foreign policy in a high stakes debate in Pennsylvania. 

US Pollster Henry Olsen told Ryan Bridge that debates in the past have had a minor effect on the polls, but this race is so close that even a minor effect could transform Harris from an underdog to the favourite. 

This debate could have an impact on the polls, he said, but we won’t know for at least another week.  

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