Trump-Harris Debate: 5 Things to Watch For

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : While Americans have never seen Harris and Trump go toe-to-toe, their past debate performances have shown the two have very different styles.
49% : Here are five things to watch for in Tuesday night's big debate:Tuesday night's matchup between Harris and Trump marks the first time the two have faced off against each other on the debate stage.
46% : According to a Siena/New York Times poll, they are neck and neck in the race, with Trump at 48 percent and Harris just behind at 47 percent support among likely voters.
46% : Trump previously said he's been preparing all his life for it.
32% : Trump said that he would be going into "very hostile territory" and suggested that ABC is friendly to his democratic rival.
31% : According to the Pew Research Center, the most-watched presidential debate was between Trump and Hillary Clinton in 2016 when 84 million viewers tuned in across 13 channels.
21% : Since that June matchup, Biden has dropped his reelection bid, Harris has replaced him at the top of the Democratic ticket, and Trump has survived as assassination attempt.
20% : A lot has changed in the 2024 presidential election since Trump faced off against President Joe Biden two months ago in a debate hosted by CNN.
19% : At one point Trump suggested he would not participate in a debate on the network at all.
17% : Though highly anticipated, the debate between Harris and Trump is not expected to sway voters from either side, but may help those who are undecided, according to a USA Today/Suffolk poll.
17% : It is unclear whether or not Harris and Trump will agree to another debate.
14% : The debate rules also state that Trump and Harris cannot ask each other questions.
13% : Trump has often hit the Biden-Harris administration over "rampant inflation" while on the campaign trail.
4% : At the same time, Harris has accused him of "backpedaling" on the Sept. 10 debate, which was originally set for Trump and Biden.

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