As things stand, though, with the proviso that they can change quickly, the Taoiseach is going to cruise to re-election, and an unprecedented fourth consecutive term in Government for Fine Gael.
Kamala Harris, a Californian glove puppet for whatever social fashions are all the rage in Palo Alto, the nine-letter euphemism for silicate-hell.
Before the debate, all of the fundamentals pointed to a very tight election decided by a handful of votes in a few states. After the debate, that remains the case.
If one candidate wins it bigly, then the other will obviously demand more debates, but the victor will have no incentive whatsoever to agree to them.
Calling a candidate ‘Momala’ is weird.
And while no one can be sure of the outcome in November, the one certainty is that, whoever wins, the United States will remain a deeply divided nation
When politicians do something, they’ve usually talked themselves into it using some kind of rationale.
The difference with the last major recession, in 2008, is that there does not at present appear to be a systemic problem with the financial system.
The US, absent a course correction, is on course for an inevitable fiscal crisis.
It is an attack on the past saying that what has been offers no guidance to where we should go.
Feminists might think they’ve cracked the establishment in Ireland, but you can read all the Germaine Greer you want, ladies – you’re still never getting between a Fianna Fáiler and a cosy backroom deal to hand out the big jobs.
It bears remembering that if Harris were to increase her support amongst women by just 4 or 5% over the next few months, this election would be over, and she would be comfortably elected.