Among those who watched the debate, 53% say Harris won, while just 34% say Trump won, the poll said. The poll contradicts a New York Times/Siena College survey that gave Trump a one-point national lead — after a series of polls had shown Harris leading nationally and tied or ahead in nearly every swing state.

As a flash poll conducted by SSRS for CNN shows, 63 percent of polled watchers of the September 10 presidential debate said that Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris did a better job at arguing her policies and countering her opponent,