Without question, Vice President Kamala Harris was victorious in Tuesday’s debate. In the face-off against Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump lost his composure, often appearing on the defensive, angry or inflammatory.

Indeed, Harris managed to get under Donald Trump’s skin early on. The sitting vice president attacked Trump early on for his small crowd sizes and called his rallies exhausting and boring. Trump was clearly agitated and thereafter, struggled to recover.

Conversely, Harris handily outperformed any pre-debate expectations, and made a convincing case for herself and her leadership, answering questions on abortion, healthcare and climate change confidentially and tactfully.

However, pre- and post-debate polling suggests that, while voters overwhelmingly recognize that Harris won, it has not translated into commensurate boosts in the vice president’s polling numbers, and thus, is unlikely to have any noticeable impact.

According to the RealClearPolitics tracker, there have been three polls conducted after the debate that can be compared to pre-debate polls, and all three underscore that regardless of the outcome, the debate’s........

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