Kamala Harris Downplays Debate Skills as Buttigieg Stands In for Pence
- Former prosecutor known for withering attacks on opponents
- Harris created viral moments in presidential primary debates
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Kamala Harris’s team is working to manage public expectations that her upcoming debate with Vice President Mike Pence will present her with an easy opponent, despite her withering attacks on Democratic rivals in earlier presidential primary debates.
As the Democratic vice-presidential nominee readies for the face-off on Oct. 7 in Salt Lake City, her team has cast former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg to play Pence in mock debates, according to two people familiar with the preparations.