Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Presidential debate edition ...- Washington Examiner

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

79% : Muted microphones might have helped Trump beat Biden the first time around.
70% : Showing no fear or favor, Haisten made sure to balance out his record of Harris's best moments with a walk down memory lane of Trump's as well.
64% : Senate Reporter Ramsey Touchberry put together a helpful primer for us to recap what Trump and Harris have said about the biggest concerns voters have.
63% : Here's what you need to know before Trump and Harris take the stage at 9 p.m.You can check in on our live blog all day for the latest news, and once the candidates get rolling, we'll have rapid-fire updates throughout the event and quick news and analysis.
63% : Trump, on the other hand, has decades of time in the limelight and nearly a decade on the political stage.
61% : Trump has always been big on vibes, regardless of whether it is the frustration of his loudest critics or the praises of his most ardent fans.
56% : I want to do it," Trump told reporters on Aug. 26.
47% : When Harris rejected his Sept. 4 proposal, Trump hosted a town hall on the network with Sean Hannity.
46% : Reports made it out that her camp was pushing ABC to keep the mics "hot" all evening -- ostensibly to goad Trump into interrupting her and providing another "I'm speaking" moment that was the high water mark of her debate with then-Vice President Mike Pence in 2020.Harris's plan might have been to use the hot mics to interrupt Trump herself, according to Politico.
45% : But while she was ribbing Trump for reneging on the deal he cut with Biden, she was trying to bend the rules in her favor as well.
45% : He'll similarly welcome the University of Connecticut's men's basketball team at 1:30 p.m.Harris and Trump will face off at 9 p.m. Check out our guide for how to watch the debate here.
41% : During his period of oscillation, Trump announced he had agreed to debate Harris three times -- Sept. 4 on Fox, Sept. 10 on ABC, and Sept. 25 on NBC.
35% : The president took himself out of the reelection contest soon after his performance against Trump in late June.
31% : Trump had played coy about committing to debate Harris until she was confirmed as the nominee.
28% : Trump looked like he might blink first in the game of presidential debate chicken when he said he wanted to debate Harris but on different terms than he agreed to with President Joe Biden.
26% : Across 90 minutes, Trump and Harris will be peppered with questions on the issues that will decide the election, likely including the economy, abortion, and the border.
22% : But the plan was for naught, as Trump's surrogates blasted her attempt to do what she had complained about Trump trying to do -- changing the rules at the last minute to beat away some of the underbrush on the path to victory.
11% : Biden and Trump had agreed to participate in at least two debates -- the June 27 event on CNN that resulted in Biden's meltdown and a Sept. 10 showdown on ABC.
11% : Her performance tonight could tell us a lot about whether she wants a rematch or revenge or thinks she has dealt a knockout blow like the one Trump gave Biden.

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