I’ve never been big on debates. I’ve found those who tune in are tuning in to root on the candidate they already decided to vote for. Undecideds usually don’t tune in. I don’t think it was the debate back in June between Trump and Biden that caused Trump to widen his lead up to 3.7 points. I think it had more to do with all the talk about making Biden withdraw. The debate gave democrats a panic attack. But independents remained steady as to who they supported or didn’t support. There’s no big deal in my opinion of falling from 2.6 points behind on 27 June, the day of debate to 3.7 points behind on 21 July, the day Biden withdrew. A 1.1-point fluctuation has more to do with the normal ups and downs of polling.
It's probably a good thing Biden withdrew. Harris has provided and installed some energy and enthusiasm among Democrats that wasn’t there with Biden. She has also sparked some huge donations to come in. But money isn’t everything as proved in 2016 when Clinton out raised and outspent Trump 1.191 billion to 646.8 million.
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/graphics/2016-presidential-campaign-fundraising/
