Ari Emanuel has given Kamala Harris top marks for her performance at last night’s Presidential debate, but says the election’s outcome is still “50-50.” “She did what she had to do — she had to act like a commander in chief,” said the CEO of Endeavor of the Democrat hopeful. “The hardest thing is to get up on that stage, one as a woman, and pass the test ‘can you be commander-in-chief?’ And she did.
All the other noise is the noise and she passed that. “I still think it’s probably 50-50. With 52 days left, I think you’ll see some movement one way or the other and it is toss-up, but she did pass the most important test.” Speaking at the IMG x RedBird Summit at Soho Farmhouse in the UK today, Emanuel joked his brother, prominent Democratic Rahm Emanuel, had handed him the verdict.
Deadline‘s Dominic Patten noted how Harris had repeatedly used the word “weak” to describe Republican candidate, prompting him to turn to fake social media memes and admit his plans for healthcare were currently at “concept” stage.
Emanuel said Kamala’s run since replacing Joe Biden had been remarkable, but noted Trump still had a good chance of victory in November. “I don’t think anybody could have had a better seven weeks than she has had, and I don’t think anyone could have had a worse seven weeks than the former president, but even with that, it is still 50-50, which is nerve wracking,” he added.
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