In Springfield, they're eating the dogs, the people that came in, they're eating the cats, they're eating, they're eating the pets of the people that live there.

And this is what's happening in our country and it's a shame.

Welcome to Talking Feds, a roundtable that brings together prominent former federal officials

and special guests for dynamic discussion of the most important political and legal topics of the day.

I'm Harry Littman.

Last week's presidential debate was the biggest event on the political calendar between

now and the election.

America was watching, with over 67 million people tuned in,

and Kamala Harris absolutely dominated the stage, sharp, confident and deft in her

attacks, while Donald Trump came off as cranky, out of touch, and at points

unhinged, as with his ludicrous claim that immigrants

are allegedly eating good Americans pets in Springfield Ohio. Yet it's not clear that such a widely watched and decisive drubbing will move the election

needle.

The burning question remains, after nearly a decade of Trump overload, who out there is

left to be swayed and where will the crucial votes that tip the scales come from?

Even as Harris supporters rejoiced over the

lob-sided victory, they steeled themselves for indications that the deadlock is

unbroken. Meanwhile, Trump, ever the snake- loyal seller, proclaimed himself the

debate winner and insisted there's no need for another face-off. After the debate, Harris and Tim Wall hit the campaign ground running

with a series of stops in battleground states, blanketing in particular the Western

region of Pennsylvania, the state that as of now is

shaping up to be ground zero in the entire campaign. Trump meanwhile made campaign

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