Harris-Trump Debate sees cut-throat competition to win over voters

The much-awaited presidential debate between Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump covered wide range of issues and featured intense exchange of words between the two bitter rivals on Tuesday night.

While Harris pinned hope on the middle class by focusing on facilitating housing, speaking of Trump as “a bunch of lies, grievances and name-calling”, Trump called her a “Marxist” and tried to level her to be part-II of Joe Biden’s policies. Harris tried to present herself as a problem-solver and nearly levelled Trump as a want-to-be a dictator.

"I was raised as a middle-class kid, and I am actually the only person on this stage who has a plan that is about lifting up the middle class and working people of America," Harris said. "We know that we have a shortage of homes and housing, and the cost of housing is too expensive for far too many people. We know that young families need support to raise their children, and I intend on extending a tax cut for those families,” Harris said.

Trump on the other hand, blasted Biden-Harris economic policies and said “he never saw a worse period of time” in America. Harris criticised Trump of trying to incite a riot after his last defeat in 2020. “Let’s turn the page on this. Let’s not go back,” she said. Trump made furious attacks on Biden’s economic policies and tried to say that Harris will only continue those policies and not be different.

The high-voltage debate is expected to help the voters, particularly the swing voters, to make up their mind now. The elections are scheduled on November 5. Campaigns in the coming days will be more intense and more is expected to come up between Harris and Trump in the coming days before the voter finally makes up his or her mind before going to cast his or her vote.