{"id":2339534,"date":"2024-09-11T00:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T04:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-take-debate-victory-lap-as-gop-cries-foul-over-moderators-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T01:00:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T05:00:36","slug":"dems-take-debate-victory-lap-as-gop-cries-foul-over-moderators-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-take-debate-victory-lap-as-gop-cries-foul-over-moderators-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems take debate victory lap as GOP cries foul over moderators &#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%2Fdems-take-debate-victory-lap-as-gop-cries-foul-over-moderators-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=2339534&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-quickly-turns-desantis-debate-comment-into-a-campaign-ad\/\" title=\"Biden swiftly transforms DeSantis debate remark into campaign ad.\">recent presidential debate<\/a>, \u2064Democrats celebrated Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s performance\u200d while Republicans accused the moderators of bias. \u200cThis debate\u2063 marked a\u200d shift in party morale from earlier encounters, especially\u2063 after President Joe Biden&#8217;s struggles\u200d in his previous debate against former President Donald Trump.\u200b Democratic lawmakers praised\u200b Harris&#8217;s commanding presence, \u2062with one senator stating she &#8220;was \u200bman-handling&#8221; Trump, while others likened\u2063 Trump&#8217;s behavior to someone irrationally shouting in public.\u200b <\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Republicans criticized ABC\u2019s David Muir\u200c and Linsey Davis for what they perceived as unfair fact-checking, suggesting the moderators were actively \u2062working against Trump. Prominent GOP figures labeled the debate as poorly \u2062moderated and biased. \u200cTrump, who had slightly \u200bmore speaking\u200b time, engaged \u200cin \u200bheated exchanges \u2062over contentious topics, including \u200crace\u2064 and election integrity, underscoring the stark contrast in party reactions\u200d to \u200bthe debate.  <\/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\">Democrats take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-takes-post-debate-victory-lap-as-dems-ponder-bidens-future-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"GOP takes post-debate victory lap as Dems ponder Biden\u2019s future - Washington Examiner\">debate victory lap<\/a> as GOP cries foul over &lsquo;biased&rsquo; moderators<\/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_1757139\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democrats wasted little time Tuesday night celebrating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-presidential-debate-live-updates-trump-harris-abc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"debate performance\">debate performance<\/a> of Vice President Kamala Harris, a stark contrast from the party&rsquo;s defeated morale in the aftermath of President Joe Biden&rsquo;s June match-up against former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Meanwhile, Republicans pointed the finger at the ABC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/3148758\/who-picked-abc-run-presidential-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"debate moderators\">moderators<\/a> over fact-checking and questions they insisted were designed to kneecap Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The reactions from the respective parties marked a flipped script from the Biden-Trump debate, which ultimately led to the president&rsquo;s political demise and Harris&rsquo;s rise to the top of the Democratic ticket.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To be clear, I was gonna tweet positive stuff about Kamala regardless, but this is legitimately a drubbing,&rdquo; posted Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI).<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/2024-presidential-debate-live-updates-trump-harris-abc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE LIVE UPDATES: TRUMP AND HARRIS FACE OFF IN ABC SHOWDOWN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) compared Trump&rsquo;s at times irritated performance to &ldquo;a guy yelling at random people on 34th Street with a karaoke speaker.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s former lone 2024 primary challenger, Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), said Harris was &ldquo;man-handling this poor old guy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans assailed what they described as bias from ABC&rsquo;s David Muir and Linsey Davis as they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politifact-tries-to-fact-check-a-federalist-article-on-democrats-dark-money-election-takeover-and-fails-miserably\/\" title=\"PolitiFact Tries To \u2018Fact-Check\u2019 A Federalist Article On Democrats\u2019 Dark Money Election Takeover And Fails Miserably\">fact-checked claims<\/a> from Trump, including that states permit a baby to be killed if it was born after a botched abortion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The moderators might as well be on the DNC payroll. This is ridiculous,&rdquo; said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC). &ldquo;This is the worst moderated debate in history.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) accused the moderators of &ldquo;political activism.&rdquo; House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) called them &ldquo;pro-Kamala activists.&rdquo; And Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) said Trump &ldquo;is having to debate both Kamala and the moderators.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While Harris lied about her radical positions and spoke about things she would supposedly do as president, and despite the biased moderators shamelessly covering for Harris, there are two problems that Americans were reminded of in prime-time,&rdquo; House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said. &ldquo;She has a lifelong record as a Marxist, and she&rsquo;s the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-if-democrats-call-witnesses-at-trial-we-will-call-democrats-thatve-used-inflammatory-language\/\" title=\"Graham: If Democrats Call Witnesses At Trial We Will Call Democrats That\u2019ve Used Inflammatory Language\">sitting vice president<\/a> who could secure the border and bring down costs today. Yet when Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris both say Harris&rsquo; values &lsquo;have not changed,&rsquo; we should believe them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, walking away from his podium at the end of an ABC News presidential debate with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, right, at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, Sept.10, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump ultimately secured slightly more speaking time on stage than Harris, buoyed by several back-and-forth exchanges with moderators over past remarks about Harris&rsquo;s race, unfounded stolen election claims, and unsubstantiated rumors that immigrants in Ohio are stealing and eating residents&rsquo; pets.<\/p>\n<p>At other times, Harris seemed to get under Trump&rsquo;s skin when speaking about his crowd sizes and stance on abortion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She talks to us like toddlers but is doing a good job provoking him,&rdquo; a House Republican, who declined to named, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s right on policy but can&rsquo;t keep to a message.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another unnamed House Republican acknowledged Trump &ldquo;could have won the election tonight, but he didn&rsquo;t close the deal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Following the debate, Trump made a surprise appearance in the &ldquo;spin room,&rdquo; an area nearby where reporters assemble to speak with elected officials, aides, and commentators but typically not the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-anatomy-of-a-stolen-election-the-fraud-cannot-stand\/\" title=\"The Anatomy of a Stolen Election \u2013 The Fraud Cannot Stand\">presidential candidates<\/a> themselves.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I thought that was my best Debate, EVER, especially since it was THREE ON ONE!&rdquo; Trump posted on Truth Social.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign swiftly called for a second debate, which has not been set, to take place next month.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Vice President Harris is ready for a second debate,&rdquo; campaign chairwoman Jen O&rsquo;Malley Dillion said in a statement. &ldquo;Is Donald Trump?&rdquo;<\/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_1757139\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1757139\"}});<\/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>Democrats quickly celebrated Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s debate performance on Tuesday night, a sharp contrast to the low spirits following President Joe Biden&#8217;s June debate against former President Donald Trump. In response, Republicans criticized the ABC News moderators for their fact-checking and questioned whether their inquiries were intended to undermine Trump. The reactions from both parties highlighted a reversal from the previous Biden-Trump debate, which contributed to Biden&#8217;s political decline and Harris&#8217;s rise within the Democratic Party. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) remarked that he would have praised Harris regardless but felt her performance was particularly impressive. <\/p>\n<p>Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) likened Trump&#8217;s occasionally frustrated demeanor to &#8220;a guy yelling at random people on 34th Street with a karaoke speaker,&#8221; while Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), who was once Biden\u2019s only challenger in the 2024 primaries, noted that Harris seemed to be &#8220;man-handling this poor old guy.&#8221; On the Republican side, there were accusations of bias against moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis for fact-checking Trump&#8217;s claims about abortion laws. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) stated that it felt like the moderators were working for the Democratic National Committee and called it &#8220;the worst moderated debate in history.&#8221; Other Republicans echoed these sentiments, claiming that Trump had to contend with both Harris and biased moderators.<\/p>\n<p>Despite some criticisms of his performance, Trump managed slightly more speaking time than Harris due to several exchanges with moderators regarding past comments about race and unfounded election fraud claims. At times, however, it appeared that Harris successfully provoked him by discussing topics like crowd sizes and abortion views. One unnamed House Republican commented on her ability to irritate him while another acknowledged that although Trump had opportunities during the debate, he failed to capitalize on them.<\/p>\n<p>Afterward, Trump unexpectedly entered an area where reporters gather post-debate but typically not candidates themselves; he declared on Truth Social that it was his best debate ever despite feeling outnumbered three-to-one. The Harris campaign promptly called for a second debate next month; campaign chairwoman Jen O&#8217;Malley Dillon stated that Vice President Harris is prepared for another round\u2014questioning if Donald Trump is as well<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3264,"featured_media":2339535,"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\/Debate_PA_Harris_Trump_aa1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33149,3933,6203],"class_list":["post-2339534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-debate-victory","tag-dems","tag-gop"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Debate_PA_Harris_Trump_aa1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339534","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\/3264"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339534\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}