BBCWith solely weeks left till the US presidential election, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are in a battle to win the help of those that are but to decide to both candidate.
The BBC has spoken to seven undecided voters who noticed Tuesday evening’s 90-minute debate as being essential in understanding who to choose in November’s poll.
Vanessa was leaning in direction of Trump earlier than the talk began and continues to be leaning that means, however was impressed with Harris’s efficiency.
I do not suppose the talk modified my opinion on voting for Trump, however I positively am much less fearful if [Harris] wins as a result of I feel she will deal with herself and debate effectively.
I am general unchanged, however I like her higher now.
I misplaced numerous religion within the Democratic Get together after they informed us Joe Biden was high quality, after which it seems he isn’t, and so it is laborious to belief that very same administration going ahead.
I don’t need to vote for Trump, however I don’t like this present administration. I will not change my thoughts earlier than November, I would just be much less fearful if she have been to win.
Jeremy would not like Trump and did not vote Democrat in 2016 or 2020, however after tonight’s debate says he can be voting for Harris.
Tonight was the primary evening the place genuinely, I’d say I felt, like, scared on the prospect of a second Trump presidency.
His solutions the place he would fearmonger about immigrants killing canines, fearmonger about World Conflict III a number of instances. Each time he spoke, it was horrifying to a degree that I’ve not felt from him earlier than.
And whereas I do not love Harris, and I feel she’s very wishy-washy, she doesn’t pose an existential risk to America like he does.
Tracy watched the talk however stays undecided over who she is going to vote for.
I believed each candidates spoke pretty effectively, however I believed Kamala answered extra of the questions than Trump did.
I had by no means actually seen something about [Harris] so I used to be on the lookout for mainly an opinion on her. So I used to be slightly happy with a few of what she needed to say and truly what ex-President Trump needed to say, however I get a really shifty vibe from him.
I do not belief [Trump]. I do not suppose he needs to run the nation, I feel he needs to personal the nation.
Mat was contemplating skipping the election all collectively however after the talk he says he has made up his thoughts.
The talk was one thing.
Kamala Harris positively did very effectively. I feel Trump sort of didn’t. He misplaced his focus and stored rambling on the place it was sort of incoherent.
After final evening, I feel I will vote for Kamala Harris. I do not know if I will be very passionate about it however I’ll most likely be voting for her.
There’s nonetheless just a little little bit of time till November, however she very possible has my vote.
William thought the talk conveyed a transparent image of each candidates, however says he’s leaning in direction of Harris after watching.
Trump was far and wide. He was lured into numerous questions that he ought to have answered completely like immigration and abortion, however he was caught off guard with statements about crowd dimension, which was actually revealing.
I felt like Kamala was way more ready for this than Donald Trump.
I personally need to see her in additional one-on-one interviews after this, that is the primary time I am seeing her with out Tim Walz and she or he did high quality, for my part.
If she went on the market extra, spoke to the nation one-on-one extra, she’d obtain my vote at that time.
Rohan stays undecided, however says after the talk he is 51% for Harris and 49% for Trump. Nonetheless, he says, there’s nonetheless time for that to alter.
The talk did little or no to alter my perspective of Trump. This was extra an audition for Kamala Harris to only sort of see who she is, the place she stands on insurance policies and her command of the stage.
She got here throughout fairly rehearsed to me, however she dropped numerous, kind of, baited statements that I feel Trump bit on actually laborious – rattled him a bit, made him fairly indignant.
All of this appeared fairly calculated to me, and that is not precisely what I used to be on the lookout for out of her. I used to be on the lookout for her to be just a little extra personable, just a little extra pure.
Probability wasn’t very impressed with the talk performances and nonetheless stays undecided.
I did not really feel just like the subjects have been mentioned in depth, it was principally the candidates speaking at one another.
I used to be disillusioned, actually.
I personally wished they’d go in depth about their coverage, as a substitute of attacking the opposite individual for one thing about their coverage.
I am personally not a fan of both of them, but when I used to be going to decide on one or the opposite, I’d most likely select Harris.
