{"id":2340379,"date":"2024-09-12T18:52:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T22:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-calls-for-another-debate-after-trump-bows-out-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-12T18:56:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T22:56:04","slug":"harris-calls-for-another-debate-after-trump-bows-out-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harris-calls-for-another-debate-after-trump-bows-out-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris calls for another debate after Trump bows out &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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-calls-for-another-debate-after-trump-bows-out-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=2340379&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>Vice President\u2064 Kamala Harris \u2063has called for a second presidential debate against former President Donald Trump,\u200d just\u2062 an\u200b hour after he\u2064 announced he would not participate in any future debates. At a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, which was her first\u200c event\u200d after the recent debate, Harris emphasized the\u200c importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-measures-to-claw-back-covid-funds-and-oversee-who-included-in-funding-bill\/\" title=\"Republican funding bill includes measures to reclaim COVID funds and monitor WHO\">addressing\u2062 critical issues<\/a> such as the\u2063 cost of living and\u200c reproductive\u200c rights. She criticized Trump for lacking a plan and \u200curged voters to &#8220;turn the \u200cpage&#8221; from his presidency, which resonated with her supporters. \u2063 <\/p>\n<p>Harris expressed confidence after the debate, noting it attracted over 67 million viewers,\u2062 surpassing past debates. She also pointed out \u200dthat several Republican figures, including former officials, are supporting her campaign. In response, Trump dismissed her debate performance, claiming he \u200dwon and criticizing her \u200dfor not accepting other debate invitations. Republican\u200d strategists argued that the\u200d perception of Harris&#8217;s debate win was inflated and that Trump&#8217;s support actually increased after the event. The political rivalry continues to heat up as both candidates \u2064prepare for further engagements in\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/series-of-recent-national-polls-released-its-big-for-trump-but-biden-wont-like-it\/\" title=\"New Polls Favor Trump, Biden Displeased\">key \u200dbattleground states<\/a>.  <\/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\">Kamala Harris calls for another debate after Trump pours cold water on it<\/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_1759523\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> pushed for a second presidential debate against former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> less than one hour after he unequivocally stated he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3152769\/trump-declares-not-be-third-debate-days-contest-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>would not participate<\/a> in another onstage matchup. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Two nights ago, Donald Trump and I had our first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a>, and I believe we owe it to the voters to have another debate,&rdquo; Harris said in her first rally following Tuesday&rsquo;s ABC News-hosted debate against Trump. &ldquo;Because this election and what is at stake could not be more important.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On Tuesday night, I talked about issues that I know matter to families across America, like bringing down the cost of living, investing in America&rsquo;s small businesses, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-stossel-election-good-bad-and-ugly\/\" title=\"John Stossel: Election Good, Bad and Ugly\">protecting reproductive freedom<\/a>, and keeping our nation safe and secure,&rdquo; Harris continued before attacking Trump for not having a plan.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because, you know, it&rsquo;s all about him, it&rsquo;s not about you,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Well, folks, I said it then, I say it now: It&rsquo;s time to turn the page,&rdquo; Harris said before the crowd broke out in chants of &ldquo;Turn the page!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Charlotte, North Carolina, rally is the first of a two-city swing for Harris. Later in the evening, the vice president will hold another rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, emphasizing the importance of the battleground state Democrats are hoping to flip.<\/p>\n<p>Trump will also hold his first rally since the debate later Thursday evening in Tuscon, Arizona, another battleground state.<\/p>\n<p>Hours before his rally, the former president took to social media to rant against the debate on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When a prizefighter loses a fight, the first words out of his mouth are, &lsquo;I WANT A REMATCH,&#8217;&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/113126153368079486\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote<\/a>. &ldquo;Polls clearly show that I won the Debate against Comrade Kamala Harris, the Democrats&rsquo; Radical Left Candidate, on Tuesday night.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He then slammed Harris for not agreeing to several other debates against him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She was a no-show at the Fox Debate, and refused to do NBC &amp; CBS,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;KAMALA SHOULD FOCUS ON WHAT SHE SHOULD HAVE DONE DURING THE LAST ALMOST FOUR YEAR PERIOD. THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s Tarheel State rallies come after more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3151806\/harris-trump-beat-biden-debate-ratings-67-million-viewers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>67 million viewers<\/a> tuned in to watch the Tuesday debate. In comparison, the matchup between President Joe Biden and Trump in June drew a little over 51 million viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Her ability to rattle Trump during the event this week led several Democrats to push for another second debate, some Republican leaders were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3151626\/gop-trump-missed-opportunity-define-harris-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>more critical<\/a> of Trump and urged for a second debate. <\/p>\n<p>The vice president appeared jubilant among the crowd of supporters in Charlotte who roared in laughter after she mocked Trump&rsquo;s comments during the debate that he had &ldquo;concepts of a plan&rdquo; to replace the Affordable Care Act.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, the vice president even deviated from her remarks to address the energy of the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are loving our campaign, aren&rsquo;t we?&rdquo; she asked. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re having a good time. I know that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris also touted the growing number of Republicans who are defecting from the GOP to back her presidential campaign. The latest was Alberto Gonzales, an attorney general under former President George W. Bush.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Over 200 people who worked for President George H.W. Bush, President George W. Bush, John McCain, and Mitt Romney have endorsed me for president,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Former Vice President Dick Cheney and Congresswoman Liz Cheney are supporting me as well because, as they said, we have a duty as citizens, to put country above partisanship and defend our Constitution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans, however, slammed Harris&rsquo;s rally even before it began. The Trump campaign released a <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.nucleusfiles.com\/d0\/d0ab9236-9d55-46cb-a1c0-07d5fbd3fbe8\/file_8280.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>memo<\/a> from pollsters Tony Fabrizio and Travis Tunis slamming Harris&rsquo;s debate performance.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Last night, we conducted a survey of 1,893 likely voters across our seven key target states,&rdquo; the pollsters wrote. &ldquo;We found that despite the best efforts of Kamala Harris and media to portray the debate as some&nbsp;kind of overwhelming win for her, voters did not see it this way as support for her remained flat. The only change we saw was a 2-point bump for President Trump in both ballot configurations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Republican National Committee hit Harris for being lenient on crime and the southern border.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;North Carolinians are paying the price for Kamala Harris&rsquo; soft-on-crime and wide open border policies that have swamped our communities with a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/click.campaigns.rnchq.com\/?qs=0ece40b3f77be60f67822cafe27f070e0aead6cfa239bce77cf2675ef3b600dc249dc909b408bec85d63a50a73142510\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wave of break-ins<\/a>&nbsp;and an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/click.campaigns.rnchq.com\/?qs=0ece40b3f77be60f8923b75a3ed33952c470ec038edbcc45d0a0063bb063aedf44f10f4cc4185a87cb46ac6bb91ebd0f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">increase<\/a>&nbsp;in homicides,&rdquo; RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said. &ldquo;Crime is running rampant thanks to statewide police shortages brought by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/click.campaigns.rnchq.com\/?qs=0ece40b3f77be60f022e43c32c09aff57c44d5ea1e44c5f1f7b6ae0083bdd1d5c5ca39b4ec7ed06eee00bdd7e0c39ef6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&lsquo;Defund the Police&rsquo;<\/a>&nbsp;activists Kamala surrounds herself with &ndash; including her running mate Tim Walz.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But during the Charlotte rally, Harris emphasized that Trump is unfit for another chance at the White House after he previously called to terminate the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Somebody who suggests we should terminate the Constitution of the United States should never again stand behind the seal of the President of the United States,&rdquo; Harris said. <\/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_1759523\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1759523\"}});<\/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>Vice President Kamala Harris advocated for a second presidential debate with former President Donald Trump shortly after he firmly declared he would not take part in another live confrontation. &#8220;Just two nights ago, Donald Trump and I had our first debate, and I believe we owe it to the voters to have another one,&#8221; Harris stated during her first rally following the ABC News-hosted debate. She emphasized the significance of this election, saying, &#8220;What is at stake could not be more important.&#8221; During her remarks, she highlighted key issues affecting American families such as reducing living costs, supporting small businesses, safeguarding reproductive rights, and ensuring national security. She criticized Trump for lacking a concrete plan and asserted that his focus was on himself rather than the public&#8217;s needs. &#8220;It&#8217;s time to turn the page,&#8221; she declared as supporters chanted in agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&#8217;s rally in Charlotte marked the beginning of a two-city tour in North Carolina; she planned to hold another event later in Greensboro to underscore its importance as a battleground state for Democrats. Meanwhile, Trump was set to hold his first rally since their debate that evening in Tucson, Arizona\u2014a crucial state as well. Prior to his event, he took to social media expressing disdain for the debate format on Truth Social: \u201cWhen a prizefighter loses a fight&#8230;the first words out of his mouth are \u2018I WANT A REMATCH,\u2019\u201d he wrote while claiming victory over Harris based on polling data.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Trump&#8217;s dismissal of further debates\u2014citing Harris&#8217;s absence from previous ones\u2014Harris\u2019s rallies followed an impressive viewership figure of over 67 million for their recent encounter compared to just over 51 million viewers during Biden-Trump debates earlier this year. Her performance reportedly energized several Democrats who are now calling for additional debates; even some Republican leaders expressed criticism towards Trump&#8217;s refusal.<\/p>\n<p>During her Charlotte appearance filled with enthusiastic supporters who laughed at her jabs at Trump\u2019s vague plans regarding healthcare reform, Harris also noted an increasing number of Republicans endorsing her campaign\u2014including former officials from past Republican administrations like Alberto Gonzales and members of the Cheney family\u2014highlighting their commitment to prioritizing country over party loyalty.<\/p>\n<p>However, Republicans were quick to criticize both her performance and policies before her rally commenced. The Trump campaign released findings suggesting that despite media portrayals favoring Harris post-debate, voter support remained unchanged or slightly favored Trump instead. The Republican National Committee condemned Harris\u2019s approach toward crime and border security issues impacting North Carolinians negatively.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast during her speech in Charlotte today emphasizing Trump&#8217;s unsuitability due to past comments about terminating constitutional principles she stated: \u201cSomeone who suggests we should terminate the Constitution should never again stand behind the seal of President.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2340380,"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\/Kamala-Harris-in-NC.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3896,4021,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2340379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-debate","tag-harris","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kamala-Harris-in-NC.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340379","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\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2340380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}