{"id":2339644,"date":"2024-09-11T09:56:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T13:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-take-debate-victory-lap-as-gop-cries-foul-over-moderators-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T10:02:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T14:02:08","slug":"democrats-take-debate-victory-lap-as-gop-cries-foul-over-moderators-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-take-debate-victory-lap-as-gop-cries-foul-over-moderators-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats 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%2Fdemocrats-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=2339644&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\u200d recent debate\u200b between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump,\u200b Democrats celebrated Harris&#8217;s strong \u200cperformance, contrasting the party&#8217;s previous disheartened \u200dstate after Biden&#8217;s earlier debate against Trump. Democratic leaders\u200b praised Harris, with Senator\u2062 Brian Schatz describing\u200d her performance as a decisive victory.\u200b On the other hand, Republicans criticized the moderators from ABC News, claiming they biased the debate against Trump and accusing\u200d them\u2064 of political activism. \u2062Highlights from the \u200ddebate included Trump&#8217;s contentious exchanges with the moderators regarding Harris&#8217;s \u2063race and various claims about election\u200c integrity. Ultimately, there were grievances from\u200d both parties about debate moderation, with accusations \u200dof unfair treatment and\u200d manipulation,\u2062 reflecting \u200dthe increasingly polarized political landscape heading into \u200bthe elections.  <\/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 irritated performance at times to that of &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. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Dean-Phillips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Dean Phillips<\/a> (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. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Lindsey-Graham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lindsey Graham<\/a> (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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Mike-Johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Johnson<\/a> (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 onstage than Harris, buoyed by several back-and-forth exchanges with moderators over past remarks about Harris&rsquo;s race, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-take-debate-victory-lap-as-gop-cries-foul-over-moderators-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Dems take debate victory lap as GOP cries foul over moderators - Washington Examiner\">unfounded stolen election claims<\/a>, and unsubstantiated rumors that immigrants in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ohio<\/a> 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 be 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a>, 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 presidential candidates 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 party&#8217;s 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\u2019s political decline and Harris\u2019s ascent within the Democratic Party. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) remarked that he would have praised Harris regardless but felt her performance was genuinely impressive. <\/p>\n<p>Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) likened Trump&#8217;s 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 ABC moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis for fact-checking Trump&#8217;s statements, including claims about abortion laws. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) expressed that it felt like the moderators were working for the Democratic National Committee and labeled it as one of history&#8217;s worst-moderated debates.<\/p>\n<p>Other Republicans echoed these sentiments; Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) accused them of engaging in &#8220;political activism,&#8221; while House GOP Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) referred to them as &#8220;pro-Kamala activists.&#8221; Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) claimed Trump had to contend with both Harris and the moderators during his responses.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) criticized Harris for allegedly lying about her extreme views while also pointing out her failure as vice president regarding border security and cost reduction issues.<\/p>\n<p>During the debate itself, Trump managed slightly more speaking time than Harris due in part to several exchanges with moderators concerning past comments related to race, unfounded election fraud claims, and baseless rumors about immigrants in Ohio stealing pets. At times, however, it appeared that Harris successfully provoked Trump by discussing his crowd sizes and views on abortion.<\/p>\n<p>One unnamed House Republican commented that although Trump had strong policy points, he struggled with maintaining focus during his message; another acknowledged he could have performed better but failed to capitalize on opportunities during this debate.<\/p>\n<p>Afterward, Trump unexpectedly entered what is known as \u201cthe spin room,\u201d where reporters typically engage with officials rather than candidates directly. He later declared on Truth Social that he believed it was his best debate ever despite feeling outnumbered three-to-one.<\/p>\n<p>In response to her performance, Harris&#8217;s campaign quickly called for a second debate next month\u2014though no date has been set\u2014with campaign chairwoman Jen O&#8217;Malley Dillon stating confidently that \u201cVice President Harris is ready\u201d but questioning if Donald Trump is prepared as well<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3264,"featured_media":2339645,"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":[3896,3685,6203,32900],"class_list":["post-2339644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-debate","tag-democrats","tag-gop","tag-victory-lap"],"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\/2339644","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=2339644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339644\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}