Biden suffered less polling damage than expected after debate against Trump

Polls indicate Biden is trailing Trump, but opinions may not have shifted radically, while Kamala Harris shows mixed results

Joe Biden has suffered less polling damage than might have been expected after his disastrous debate against Donald Trump, while Kamala Harris, the vice-president, and the president's most likely replacement should Democrats switch candidates, had mixed results when positioned against Trump.

Those were analysts' key takeaways from new polling nearly two weeks after the debate, as Biden continued to fend off calls to quit from within his own party, and majorities of Americans say he should drop out because of concerns over his age and health.