Donald Trump And Kamala Harris will debate for the first time next Tuesday as the presidential candidates battle to sway voters on the biggest stage in American politics. The gathering comes just 75 days after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance caused a political earthquake that ultimately forced him to abandon the race.
Before that, Trump and Harris will discuss tax policy plans with voters. Harris touted a small-business tax plan during a campaign visit to New Hampshire on Wednesday, while Trump is scheduled to address the Economic Club of New York on Thursday.
With just 61 days to go until the November election, early voting will begin in at least four states in late September, with another 12 states following in mid-October.
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Donald Trump And Kamala Harris will debate for the first – and perhaps last – time Tuesday night, as the presidential candidates battle to sway voters on the biggest stage in American politics.
The meeting comes just 75 days after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance caused a political earthquake that ultimately forced him to abandon the raceFew expected such a transformative outcome this time around, but Trump is on a mission to end Harris’ “honeymoon,” as polls suggest the Democratic vice president now has equal or slightly more support than the Republican former president in some swing states.
Harris, a former prosecutor, will enter the night with relatively high expectations against a Republican opponent with 34 felony convictions and a penchant for making false statements. The question is whether Harris, who failed to make much of a splash during the primary debates of her 2020 presidential campaign, can pursue Trump’s glaring allegations in a face-to-face encounter on live television with the world watching.
The 90-minute event begins at 9 p.m. ET Tuesday at the National Constitutional Center in Philadelphia. The event will be moderated by ABC News anchors David Muir and Linsey Davis. Under rules negotiated by both campaigns, there will be no live audience.
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Vice-Chairman Kamala Harris has accepted the rules for next week’s debate with the former president Donald Trumpalthough the Democratic candidate says the decision not to leave either candidate’s microphones on for the entire race will work against her.
The development, announced Wednesday in a letter from Harris’ campaign to the host network ABC News, appeared to end the debate over muting microphones that had threatened to mar the Sept. 10 presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.