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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Free Expression with Jerry Baker.

Hello and welcome to Free Expression from the opinion page of the Wall Street Journal.

I'm Jerry Baker, editor at large of the journal.

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This week, did that debate change the race?

On Tuesday night, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris went head to head in what may be their only debate

of the presidential campaign. There's no sugar-coding it for Republican supporters. Trump lost.

Despite the fact that she is the vice president and has been the most loyal senior member

of the Biden administration for the last four years,

Harris managed to keep Trump on the defensive pretty much throughout the night, as though he were the incumbent.

Instead of being forced to defend her record and explain her very recent Damascene conversion on just about every left-wing policy she's ever supported,

it was Trump's record and character that were on the

line. Instant polls suggest Harris prevailed. So how bad was it for the former president? What

does he need to do to turn the campaign around, if indeed he needs to, in the next seven and

a half weeks? This week I talked about the debate and other matters with Robert F. Kennedy

Jr., Trump's

newest campaign cheerleader. Last month, he ended his own bid for the presidency and was named

honorary co-chair of Trump's campaign. We talked about the debate and what Trump needs

to do next, but also about why Kennedy joined the Trump team and what he wants a second Trump term to achieve. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., thanks very much for joining Free Expression. Very happy to be back with you, Jerry. Lots happened since we last spoke when you were running as an independent for president. Now you're, of course, you're supporting Donald Trump. There's a number of things I want to talk to you about. I know you want to talk about, too, some policy issues, but we're recording this Wednesday afternoon. Can we start, first of all, with Tuesday night's debate, President Trump and Kamala Harris in Philadelphia? We can talk about the moderation, which I'm sure you'll want to talk about, the way the media's dealt with it, but it wasn't a great night for Donald Trump, was it? No, it was not, you know, clearly based on delivery and her polish and her preparation, I think, most people

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