Debate Recap: Do Something

Kamala did her job, now its our turn to help.

Last night, Vice President Kamala Harris destroyed Donald Trump in the debate. It wasn’t even close.

The TL:DR of the debate: Kamala Harris talked about economic policies that will benefit middle-class families. Donald Trump talked about people eating cats and dogs.

The polling experts told us that undecided voters wanted to see if Vice President Harris could be presidential and hear about her plans for the future. She delivered on both of those. As a bonus, she also made Donad lose his mind.

Kamala came prepared and delivered a masterful performance. Now it’s our turn.

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Here are the three areas of the debate that I think will have the most impact and we should amplify as widely as possible:

1. Kamala Harris’ plan

It’s not the sexiest part of the debate, but it’s probably the most important. People have mostly made their minds up about Trump. Despite how disastrous his debate was, I’m not sure his support will move much. The work is getting undecided voters to vote for Harris, and they wanted to hear a plan for the future.

At multiple times throughout the debate, Vice President Harris articulated a plan that would benefit the middle class in this country:

• A child tax credit that will give families $6,000.

• Support for first-time home buyers in the form of a $25k tax credit.

• Creation of 3 million affordable homes.

• A plan to lower your healthcare costs by capping out-of-pocket costs.

In contrast, Donald Trump has no plans for you.

2. Abortion Exchange

Last night, the contrast on this issue couldn’t have been clearer. Donald Trump took full credit for overturning Roe v Wade and called it “genius.” Vice President Harris clearly articulated the cost of overturning Roe v Wade.

We need to remind the world that Donald Trump did this:

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3. Concepts of a Plan

During an important exchange on healthcare, Donald Trump was pressed about his “plan.” His response was, “I have concepts of a plan.”

This is one of the biggest gaffes I’ve ever seen in a presidential debate. It perfectly contrasted the two candidates on one of the most important issues to swing voters.

On the one hand, you have Vice President Harris, who:

• Defended the ACA in court as a prosecutor.

• Sued Big Pharma for price gouging and deceptive marketing practices.

• Cast the tie-breaking vote on the Inflation Reduction Act, which allowed the federal government to negotiate lower drug prices, saving taxpayers $6 billion annually.

• Has vowed to continue to lower drug prices, strengthen the ACA and cap out-of-pocket costs at $2,000 per year.

Then, there is Donald Trump, who has a “concept of a plan.”

This shows you how much Donald Trump cares about you and your family. In over 8 years, he has never articulated a healthcare plan. And that is because he doesn’t care about you or your family. He is running for president to enrich himself and stay out of prison. His only plan is to cut taxes for billionaires and pass a federal abortion ban.

If elected president, all we know is that he would repeal the ACA, throw 30 million people off of their health insurance, and allow insurance companies to deny coverage for pre-existing conditions.

The time to do something is now. Share our content, create your own, and talk to your friends and family. Make sure they see these key moments from the debate. Let’s get to work.