Most pundits think Kamala Harris won last night’s big presidential debate. But Harris needs the support of undecided voters, not the plaudits of pundits. And this NYT article notes she didn’t overly impress some undecided voters. … The Times’ Kathleen Kingsbury agrees that voters “learned very few new details” about Harris’s plans. … Yet the Washington Post surveyed uncommitted swing-state voters in real-time last night and found a small shift in Harris’s favor. … Registered voters in a CNN insta-poll last night declared Harris the winner. But saying someone won a debate is not the same as saying someone won a lot of votes. … I’m eager to see other post-debate poll results. I assume Harris will get some sort of bump from last night, but it will probably be small. …

… The Globe’s James Pindell is a tough grader, giving Harris a ‘C’ and Trump a ‘C-.’ He makes good arguments for the low marks. … Did MSNBC take over Politico? The latter’s staff reactions are a little too cheerleader-ish. …

OK, here’s what you’ve been waiting for, i.e., my reaction: Harris clearly won. And I’m content with that. I was afraid she’d lose. Her performance may help a little in the polls, but not decisively so. …. One note of concern: Can her operatives please come up with more substantive things to say when she’s asked for details about her polices? The flowery platitudes aren’t working.

Update –  Trump, Republicans and other right-wing media types are typically whining about the media. … When things go wrong, they have to find a villain, I suppose.