Irish Examiner view: Democrats and Kamala Harris back in the race thanks to 'Cool Americana'

For now, all eyes, and ears, are focussed on Kamala Harris as she prepares for her first head-to-head with Donald Trump on Tuesday

Democratic presidential nominee US vice president Kamala Harris. Picture: Erin Schaff/The New York Times/AP

It seems a long time ago that the prospect of a live TV debate between US president Joe Biden and his Republic challenger, Donald Trump, was being greeted with a collective yawn.

The received wisdom was that these set-piece electoral events didn’t change anything. The format was past its sell-by date. Nothing to see here, please move along.