Harris' Debate 'Performance' Can't Mask Nation's Pain

Kamala Harris delivered an impressive performance in the debate with Donald Trump last night - with an emphasis on "performance." The many hours she spent holed up in a Pittsburgh hotel appeared to pay rhetorical dividends. Surprisingly, she was cogent and articulated relatively coherent statements during an over ninety-minute debut as the Democratic Party's selected candidate. She was, no doubt, the beneficiary of low expectations.