It was certainly intended to suggest to Republican women and any women on the fence that a Trump administration will be "keep 'em barefoot and pregnant". It was not intended to sway Trump's base, that Kool-Aid has already been drunk. I think it was intended to sway those undecideds who were looking to make a decision on Harris.It occurred to me that Harris' performance yesterday was not intended to sway any of the Republican faithful. That's unsurprising. And it wasn't intended to sway any of the undecideds. That is surprising. It was tailored to the Democrat party faithful, which means they're worried about the enthusiasm level. I believe that they're afraid that Democrat turnout will be at record lows. And they absolutely need a close race in order to hide the cheating.
Your debate in these situations should always be intended to enthuse your base. for the Democrats, most of that enthusiasm started when Biden left. Biden's debate performance was abysmal. Trump's was close to that last night. Biden was old and confused, Trump old, irrational and angry. With any luck we will have seen the last of him on the political stage after the election.