Swift soundbites and memes

Harris v Trump

Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump shakes hands with Democratic presidential nominee vice president Kamala Harris during an ABC News presidential debate.

The exchanges between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in their presidential debate in the US have been explored in the minutest detail (as is always the case when candidates set eyes on the White House) over the last 24 hours.

The first of those detailed analyses was the televised 1960 debate between Richard Nixon and John F Kennedy, which has long since passed into myth. Kennedy’s smooth performance was contrasted with Nixon’s nervous, fidgety appearance, complete with five o’clock shadow and visible sweat.