Biden to hunker down for debate prep against freewheeling Trump - Washington Examiner

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

77% : "Trump has also spoken with policy experts and vice presidential hopefuls, including Sens. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Marco Rubio (R-FL).
59% : One of those Republicans, Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), confirmed he and Trump had an impromptu "wide-ranging" debate session last week at the Republican National Committee's headquarters during the former president's tour of the capital.
59% : The strategy sessions will give Trump a chance to improve on his performance in 2020.
57% : Meanwhile, Trump, whose freewheeling style is viewed as both a strength and liability in a rigid debate format, has begun to hold informal strategy sessions, including multiple with Republican senators during his trip to Washington, D.C., last week.
41% : The president's personal lawyer, Bob Bauer, has not confirmed whether he will reprise his role as the president's stand-in for Trump.
31% : "The president has gotten increasingly punchier in recent remarks about Trump and plans to carry that theme through to the debate while still projecting himself as the wise and steady leader in contrast to Trump's chaos and division.
28% : Schmitt said Trump didn't need the advice and predicted he will do well regardless.
27% : "The president is prepping to hold Trump accountable for his extreme record and the dangerous things he's been saying on the trail," the Biden official said.Trump allies, too, have been making the debate more about policy than the performance of each candidate.
23% : For its part, the Biden campaign teased he will lean into familiar Democratic themes, including presenting Trump as a threat to democracy and abortion access.
9% : However, Trump campaign senior adviser Jason Miller dismissed the need for Trump to prepare and even suggested not doing so is part of what will distinguish him from Biden.

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