Donald Trump’s campaign is reeling after his poor performance in the debate against Kamala Harris exasperated Republican allies who thought he had been unprepared, outplayed by the vice-president, and delivered erratic messages to voters.
The televised face-off in Philadelphia on Tuesday — watched by nearly 60mn Americans, according to preliminary Nielsen estimates — marked a new campaign inflection point that could hurt Trump, who is now battling to regain his footing with less than two months left before the November 5 US presidential election.
“I think it was a missed opportunity to knock her out . . . She was losing momentum. I think it probably stabilised her,” a top Trump donor told the Financial Times.
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