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00:00Political director and Washington Bureau chief Rick Klein is tracking the polling in this neck-and-neck race Rick the candidates
00:06They tried to play to their strengths last night
00:09Yeah, good morning Michael
00:11We talked going into the debate about how much more Harris had to do to define herself and you saw both candidates trying to
00:17Let voters know about where they stood on some of the issues that voters are already predisposed to think they're pretty strong the biggest
00:23Example of the night as we discussed Trump kept going back to immigration and the southern border and here's a big reason
00:30Why it is one of the strongest issues he has he is seen as more trustworthy
00:34Among among voters by a nine-point margin 45% of Americans trust him more than Kamala Harris on the issue of the border
00:41So that's why he went to it over and over again on the other side
00:44You saw Harris with some of her stronger moments talking about abortion rights in very emotional and visceral terms
00:50And this is an indication why of all the issues that we've pulled on with ABC News and Ipsos
00:54We see a much stronger edge for Harris over over Trump on this more than anything else
01:0047% almost half the country say she's more trustworthy on abortion rights that plays directly into the gender gap
01:06We've also talked a lot about this so far in this campaign. It is a big one
01:11Women are 13 points more likely to be supporting Kamala Harris than Donald Trump
01:15So again, this is playing to her strength right now
01:18This debate sets up this next two months and it's not just about appealing to voters who might be on the fence
01:23About who to vote for but whether to vote at all and that's why you saw the candidates last night
01:27Playing to their strengths George. Okay, Rick. Thanks