President Trump’s last debate literally ended Joe Biden’s presidency. No pressure on Kamala Harris tonight in Philadelphia!
ABC News set the rules that will mute the candidates microphones when their opponent is speaking and will disallow notes. The Harris campaign had pushed to keep the microphones live because they were banking on President Trump interrupting her, which could show him being disrespectful and give her another “I’m speaking” moment.
The candidates will be given a pen, pad and bottle of water but will not be allowed to bring notes or props. They will also not be allowed to ask one another questions; only the moderators will ask questions. They will be allowed to make closing statements and the Trump team won a coin toss allowing him to have the last word and deliver his statement last.
This is a big debate since the polls are so close. Most polls still show President Trump in the lead but if he shows himself to be pushy or disrespectful to Kamala Harris, it could turn off undecided voters. If he makes the same case President Ronald Reagan made in a 1980 debate against President Jimmy Carter, it could be a major victory. In that debate, Reagan asked this about the Carter administration: “Are you better off today than you were four years ago?”
Every measure of progress points to a resounding no to that question. Under the Biden/Harris administration, childhood poverty has doubled, hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied children have been lost at the border, joblessness is increasing, inflation is skyrocketing, housing prices are soaring, the national debt is out of control and the military budget is ever increasing and leading to endless wars abroad. Will Harris have an answer for this?
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