Here's what to know about the presidential debate and how to watch it

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : "Biden and Trump have both agreed to the rules.
43% : Trump has a 58 percent chance of winning the presidency compared to Biden's 42 percent chance, per Decision Desk HQ and The Hill's presidential election forecast.
34% : Biden will stand on the right of the stage, while Trump will get the last word at the debate.
30% : Biden, 81, and Trump, 78, both of whom are the oldest presumptive nominees in the nation's history, go into the debate with national polls largely showing them neck and neck.
22% : Trump and Biden decided to flout the Commission on Presidential Debates to debate each other far earlier than is normal for a presidential election.
14% : The 2020 election debates between Trump and Biden were marred by interruptions and arguments, and moderators had difficulty reining in both candidates.
12% : In recent days, Trump has said he does "not want to underestimate Biden."
8% : Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did not qualify for the debate, and he filed a complaint with the FEC alleging that Biden, Trump, and CNN were illegally working together to keep him off the debate stage.

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