{"id":2339050,"date":"2024-09-10T08:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T12:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-and-trump-debate-strategies-that-could-propel-them-to-november-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T08:52:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T12:52:07","slug":"harris-and-trump-debate-strategies-that-could-propel-them-to-november-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-and-trump-debate-strategies-that-could-propel-them-to-november-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris and Trump debate strategies that could propel them to November &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharris-and-trump-debate-strategies-that-could-propel-them-to-november-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2339050&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a critical debate taking place in Philadelphia, Vice President Kamala Harris\u2064 and \u2064former President Donald Trump are strategizing\u200b to persuade voters ahead of the November election. Harris, who gained traction in the polls after replacing President Biden as the Democratic nominee, aims to maintain her lead against Trump, who views the debate as an opportunity \u2063to reestablish his \u200bcampaign and distinguish himself from Harris. Political consultants advise Trump to \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/my-former-friends-have-joined-the-fascists\/\" title=\"My Former Friends Have Joined the Fascists\">avoid personal attacks<\/a> and instead link Harris to unpopular decisions made by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-warns-trump-impeachment-could-open-the-door-on-impeaching-former-civil-officers-whose-actions-are-disliked-by-political-opponents\/\" title=\"Blackburn warns Trump impeachment could \u2018open the door\u2019 on impeaching former civil officers whose actions are disliked by political opponents\">current administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For her part, Harris \u200cis encouraged to present herself as a strong candidate while not hesitating to directly challenge Trump. Democratic strategists suggest that a more aggressive \u2063approach might be \u200deffective, especially given Trump&#8217;s established\u200c reputation. The candidates&#8217; debate strategies reflect both their campaign goals and the concerns of Pennsylvania voters, who express a desire for clarity on economic issues and a strong rebuttal\u2062 to Trump&#8217;s past actions. the \u200cdebate is framed as a pivotal moment for both candidates\u2064 to solidify their positions before the election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harris and Trump debate strategies that could propel them to November<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1757135\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>PHILADELPHIA &mdash; <\/strong>Tuesday has arrived, and with it, a crucial chance for both Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\">Kamala Harris<\/a> and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> to make their case to voters on stage in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Party operatives and campaign officials who spoke with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> outlined strategies for each candidate on how to emerge successful&nbsp;from Tuesday&rsquo;s debate.<\/p>\n<p>Harris, who saw a huge polling boost after replacing President Joe Biden atop the Democratic ticket in July, has failed to expand her lead over Trump since August and is seeking momentum heading into Election Day. <\/p>\n<p>Trump is looking to the debate as a chance to &ldquo;reset his campaign&rdquo; and finally &ldquo;draw the lines of distinction against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3142311\/kamala-harris-dnc-convention-bounce-trump-debate\/\">Harris<\/a>,&rdquo; according to Louis Perron, a PhD global political consultant and the author&nbsp;of &ldquo;Beat the Incumbent: Proven Strategies and Tactics to Win Elections.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Don&rsquo;t accuse her for something ridiculous like her laughter. Tie her to the incumbent administration and key unpopular decisions,&rdquo; he told the <em>Washington Examiner. &ldquo;<\/em>And he needs to do it in a calm, settled manner. In style, like in the last debate against Biden.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3139436\/four-campaign-strategies-harris-cnn-interview\/\">Harris<\/a>, on the other hand, must appear both presidential &mdash; an admittedly cliche response but something she has been attempting to channel since at least the convention with her wardrobe choices and speech tenor &mdash; and not be afraid to &ldquo;get in the mud&rdquo; with Trump, according to three veteran Democratic strategists with close ties to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\">2024<\/a> campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You heard it from Michelle Obama herself at the convention. We&rsquo;re done with that &lsquo;when they go low&rsquo; stuff. Trump hasn&rsquo;t seen anyone try to match his vitriol on stage at a debate, something that just given her age alone, Vice President Harris is much better equipped to do than President Biden,&rdquo; one Democratic strategist told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, suggesting that Harris has learned lessons from former&nbsp;Secretary of State Hillary Clinton&rsquo;s failed 2016 campaign against Trump. &ldquo;The gloves are coming off.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Voters know just who Donald Trump is. His many flaws and crimes have been documented non-stop for the past eight years, and I&rsquo;d like to see the vice president detail her plan for the number one issue this cycle: the economy,&rdquo; a second Democratic strategist explained. &ldquo;The Trump campaign has criticized&nbsp;her nonstop failing to produce a complete policy platform. Well, this is the time to do it. Take away their only real talking point to date.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania voters themselves gave similar responses to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>Emily Pugliese, a 43-year-old Philadelphia resident and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-kathleen-hicks-as-deputy-defense-secretary\/\" title=\"Senate Confirms Kathleen Hicks as Deputy Defense Secretary\">policy expert<\/a> at an environmental nonprofit organization, suggested that Harris can make the &ldquo;bumbling fool&rdquo; Trump &ldquo;implode&rdquo; by simply being herself, and &ldquo;speaking clearly and concisely, which she&rsquo;s excellent at doing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pugliese also claimed that Harris will &ldquo;absolutely&rdquo; get under Trump&rsquo;s skin by calling him a convicted felon, adding it&rsquo;s &ldquo;just the truth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Kassel Coover, a 42-year-old marketing professional from Chester County, wants to see Harris hit &ldquo;hard on the economy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Even though the jobs reports say that the economy is doing well, you know, from where I am, there are a lot of people out of work, and we need to know that job creation is going to pick up,&rdquo; Coover stated in an interview on the outskirts of a Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff event on Sunday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Caroline Bradley, a 46-year-old marketing professional and friend of Coover, added that Harris doesn&rsquo;t think &ldquo;she needs to be ladylike&nbsp;and quiet&rdquo; in countering Trump&rsquo;s bravado on stage.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that she needs to label him as the old man that he is. Every single time he goes against her, saying some baloney because he doesn&rsquo;t know anything, and he lies a lot &lsquo;well, old man Trump over there, you know, just like grandpa,&rsquo;&rdquo; she stated. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s been campaigning as being the young guy. She needs to flip it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump supporters want to see the former president &ldquo;tell the truth&rdquo; and draw contrasts between his policies in office and those of the Biden-Harris administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He wants to be everybody&rsquo;s president. He has something to run on and Harris doesn&rsquo;t have anything to run on. That&rsquo;s the problem,&rdquo; David Gehring, a 37-year-old Trump Force 47 volunteer from the Pittsburgh suburbs, said of Trump.&nbsp;&ldquo;We have someone running for president right now that has been in there for four years and is not running on her success. She&rsquo;s running on what she&rsquo;s going to do to change things. Ma&rsquo;am, you&rsquo;re in office today. Get to work. You&rsquo;re there now. Bring down inflation now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Speak to what he has done that no one can dispute. Speak to the uncovering that has occurred on the legal maneuvering on the other side, he&rsquo;s smart,&rdquo; added Carolyn Dorazio, a business attorney and Trump Force 47 volunteer also from the Pittsburgh suburbs, added. &ldquo;Speak to the facts. When she says &lsquo;you&rsquo;re a convicted felon,&rsquo;&nbsp;well no, part of the basis of that frivolous lawsuit, as attorneys will know that term. They were all frivolous. They just filed them and got away with it because they had judges that didn&rsquo;t care. They were politicizing the process.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And it would appear that even Trump fans are concerned that the former president&rsquo;s past &ldquo;nasty woman&rdquo; tactics might backfire on the former president. Asked if he wants to see Trump continue his name-calling on stage, Gehring conceded that the campaign &ldquo;can do with a little bit less of that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He has so much to run on. He has so much that he&rsquo;s done,&rdquo; he explained. &ldquo;There have been some really great results. I wish he would do a little bit less of that, perhaps.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1757135\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1757135\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harris and Trump strategize for the upcoming debate that could influence November&#8217;s election<\/p>\n<p>PHILADELPHIA \u2014 The day has come for Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump to present their arguments to voters during a pivotal debate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Party insiders and campaign representatives shared insights with the Washington Examiner on how each candidate can achieve success in this critical event. After taking over the Democratic ticket from President Joe Biden in July, Harris experienced a significant rise in polling but has struggled to maintain her lead over Trump since August, making it essential for her to gain momentum as Election Day approaches. <\/p>\n<p>Trump views this debate as an opportunity to &#8220;reset his campaign&#8221; and clearly differentiate himself from Harris, according to Louis Perron, a global political consultant with a PhD and author of &#8220;Beat the Incumbent: Proven Strategies and Tactics to Win Elections.&#8221; He advised against trivial accusations like mocking her laughter; instead, he suggested linking her directly to unpopular decisions made by the current administration while maintaining a calm demeanor similar to his previous debate against Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Conversely, Harris needs to project presidential qualities\u2014an often-used but necessary approach she has been cultivating through her attire and speech since at least the convention\u2014and should not hesitate to engage aggressively with Trump. Three seasoned Democratic strategists close to her 2024 campaign emphasized that she must be prepared for direct confrontation. One strategist noted that unlike Biden, who was more reserved during debates against Trump in 2016, Harris is better equipped due both age-wise and experience-wise.<\/p>\n<p>Voters have echoed these sentiments recently when speaking with the Washington Examiner. Emily Pugliese, a 43-year-old policy expert from Philadelphia&#8217;s environmental nonprofit sector, believes that if Harris remains authentic while communicating clearly and concisely\u2014something she excels at\u2014she can cause Trump&#8217;s performance on stage to falter. Pugliese also mentioned that referring to him as a convicted felon would likely irritate him since it&#8217;s simply factual.<\/p>\n<p>Kassel Coover from Chester County expressed hope that Harris would focus heavily on economic issues despite positive job reports indicating economic growth; many people still feel insecure about job availability. Caroline Bradley added that Harris shouldn&#8217;t feel pressured into being overly demure when countering Trump&#8217;s assertiveness; instead of allowing him portray himself as youthful or vigorous during their exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of Trump want him focused on honesty while contrasting his policies with those of the Biden-Harris administration. David Gehring pointed out Trump&#8217;s advantage lies in having concrete accomplishments compared with what he perceives as lackluster achievements by Harris during her time in office thus far.<\/p>\n<p>Carolyn Dorazio urged Trump not only speak about his successes but also address legal challenges faced by opponents without resorting solely name-calling tactics which some supporters believe may backfire on him this time around; Gehring acknowledged there\u2019s room for improvement regarding such behavior moving forward given all he has accomplished already<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3421,"featured_media":2339051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/harris-trump-debate-keys.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32431,40529,4021,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2339050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-election","tag-debate-strategies","tag-harris","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/harris-trump-debate-keys.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3421"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339050\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}