If anyone is really "in charge" of his campaign, they'd better make sure there's no way for a repeat performance of Tuesday. If she can throw him off his game like that again, it could be even worse.
People talk about how poorly Harris did in the primary debates in 2020. When you have to share time with 6, 7 or more people, you can get lost in the shuffle and minimized. But, when it's just 2 people, it's easier. Trump was much more quick-witted in 2016... his style was brand new for politics. And, Hillary Clinton was old-school political presence. She was intimidated by him. I think, by contrast, Kamala Harris couldn't wait to debate Trump. Harris is much more vibrant and sharp... she's younger. A former prosecutor has to be articulate. Trump has chinks in his armor. Biden was too old and slow to be able to take advantage of it. Harris showed she can take him. I'm not sure she could have a better debate than Tuesday, though. He fell into every trap and coughed-up more loony shit than all of his other debates combined.