Kamala Harris wins the first debate with Donald Trump, but will it matter?

She got under his skin and got away without being probed for policy inconsistencies, but the fight remains close.

Most US media commentators pronounced Ms Harris the winner, who managed to make Trump look like a candidate from the past in his third attempt to win the White House.

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Bhagyashree Garekar

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WASHINGTON - The tightest presidential race in decades is likely to remain so – no matter if the pundits say Ms Kamala Harris knocked Donald Trump off his feet in their first and perhaps only debate before the election.

The Sept 10 debate

was for Ms Harris the best chance to show voters that she is “presidential” and can carry the expectations stoked by her sudden ascension as the Democratic candidate, capping a largely unremarkable stint as vice-president.

Kamala Harris wins the first debate with Donald Trump, but will it matter?

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