Opinion | Press failure inflates the debate

Coverage of the Harris campaign is biased. Worse than that, it’s malpractice.

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Presidential debates typically don’t determine the outcomes of elections, notwithstanding the large television audiences they draw and the dramatic moments they produce. But Tuesday night’s dustup between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris may be different.

Press failure has inflated it into the seminal event of the Trump-Harris race. Because reporters haven’t insisted that Ms. Harris answer basic questions, the debate, moderated by ABC News, may provide the only moment in the 2024 election when Americans get to see how Ms. Harris performs under pressure.

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  • BenMyers

    Gee, but it's OK for McGurn that Trump has not provided many concrete answers to basic questions, only rants and lengthy soliloquies!

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