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Sophomore Xavier Moore: “We have one candidate that spewed misinformation, and also indirectly called out a group of people for doing something not confirmed, which in the case of COVID dramatically increased the violence toward Asian-Americans. Then we have Kamala. She gave a well-structured argument that contained little misinformation and argued in favor of all Americans. Yet, it is my opinion that no one won. We have starving, homeless Americans on our streets. We have a Congress that has sent billions overseas with little motivation for their constituents.”

Sophomore Biology major:  “I thought it was more or so three versus one in a way. There were more attacks than talking about policies. There were more attacks like who has more people at rallies. I feel the main issues people are going to worry about are the economy and immigration, the wars and sending money to the Ukraine, stopping other nations from doing other things like taking over Taiwan. I felt this could have been more about policy than personal attacks at each other. Going with the polls that I’ve seen, Trump is the winner.”

Senior Political Science major: “The presidential debate allows voters to observe a debate between the leading candidates during the general election campaign. A lot can be said about differences in preparation, strategy, and substance regarding the Trump and Harris debate. After watching the debate, most people have the same convictions about each candidate as they did before. Therefore, while quotes from the debate garner attention in funny and concerning ways, they are not a huge factor in each candidate’s likelihood of becoming president in comparison to other components.”

Senior Megan Brinck: “Honestly I’m scared of the future of our country. I feel it’s not about politics. It’s more about entertainment now.”