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What our readers think
Going into last night’s debate, our readers expected that Mr Walz would be the winner by about three to one. Louisa Tabatabai thought Mr Vance would struggle to deal with the Minnesota governor’s “down-to-earth, what-see-is-what-you-get attitude”. Stephen Spigel reckoned that years of dealing with “obnoxious students” during his years as a school teacher and American football coach would have prepared Mr Walz to deal with his opponent. But John Zawadzki said that Mr Vance’s ability to raise “questions and challenges” would mean that he was “recognised as the more thoughtful member of the debate”.
We want to hear from you
With Hurricane Helene, the dockworkers’ strike and Jack Smith’s plans to release a dossier detailing his election-interference case against Mr Trump, this month has already thrown up some potential game-changers. Do you think October has more surprises in store, or is the course of the election now more or less fixed? Please send your views to usib@economist.com. And, of course, we welcome your feedback on this newsletter. | 
