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The Sept. 10 debate in Philadelphia gave Kamala Harris a cleaner forum and left Donald Trump spending part of the night answering for his own performance. ABC’s live fact-checks and the candidates’ muted microphones shaped the exchange, and some Trump allies quickly blamed the moderators and the format instead of the candidate.
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The Sept. 10 debate in Philadelphia gave Kamala Harris a cleaner forum and left Donald Trump spending part of the night answering for his own performance. ABC’s live fact-checks and the candidates’ muted microphones shaped the exchange, and some Trump allies quickly blamed the moderators and the format instead of the candidate.
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The Sept. 10 debate in Philadelphia gave Kamala Harris a cleaner forum and left Donald Trump spending part of the night answering for his own performance. ABC’s live fact-checks and the candidates’ muted microphones shaped the exchange, and some Trump allies quickly blamed the moderators and the format instead of the candidate.
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