Harris and Trump are getting ready for Tuesday's debate in sharply different ways

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : Both campaigns know the first in-person meeting between Harris and Trump could be a decisive event in a tight race.
59% : Harris has said she understands Trump on a deeper psychological level.
55% : Before the last debate, Trump held sessions with Republicans such as Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who at the time was under consideration to be Trump's vice presidential pick.
53% : She also hosted a recent town hall with Trump in Wisconsin.
51% : "You can go in with all the strategy you want, but you have to sort of feel it out as the debate's taking place," he said during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, who has previously advised Trump.
47% : This time he has held sessions with Tulsi Gabbard, the former Democratic congresswoman and presidential candidate who is now backing Trump.
46% : You either have good policy or not," Trump said in a New Hampshire radio interview.
37% : "Harris has said she is prepared for Trump to rattle off insults and misrepresent facts, even as her campaign has seen value in focusing on the middle class and the prospects of a better future for the country.
36% : Instead, they point to Trump's frequent interviews, sitting for hourlong podcasts and participating in events with friendly hosts such as Hannity.Trump also meets with policy advisors who are experts on issues that may come up during the debate, they say.
34% : Trump, the Republican nominee, publicly dismisses the value of studying for the debate.
34% : Gabbard, a member of Trump's transition team, was brought in specifically to help Trump this time around because she debated Harris when the two were running for the 2020 Democratic nomination.
26% : Trump then quoted former boxing great Mike Tyson, who said, "Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face.
15% : Trump is preemptively criticizing the ABC News debate moderators, claiming he will not be treated fairly.
11% : "In Harris' debate preparation, the Democratic consultant Philippe Reines, a longtime aide to Hillary Clinton, is portraying Trump.
11% : Harris likes to describe Trump as having a "playbook" of falsehoods to go after Democrats such as Clinton and former President Obama.
9% : He wants to portray her as too liberal as he tries to tie her to Biden's economic record and points out reversals on issues such as a fracking ban that she no longer supports.Harris' team is banking that Trump will come off as extreme and that they can use the debate as a springboard to build on the momentum her short campaign has generated.
6% : Trump, aides insist, intends to put Harris on the defensive.

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