The American vice president and Democratic candidate for the White House, Kamala Harrisand his Republican rival, former President Donald Trump (2017-2021), are finalizing preparations for Tuesday’s electoral debate, which will be their first personal and political face-to-face debate.
And when the Democrat and the Republican enter the television set of the National Constitution Center of Philadelphia It will be the first time they meet in person and address each other.
Little is known about how Trump is preparing for the debate. Advisers to the former president told CBS News who, accustomed to informal preparations, has been reviewing political positions with his team.
In an interview a few days ago with «Good Morning New Hampshire» Trump boasted that he did not need much preparation since he had been “preparing” his whole life for this debate, which comes at a time when Harris is ahead in the polls.
According to the national average prepared by the portal Five Thirty EightIn the total national vote, the vice president is 2.8 points ahead of the former president, with 47.1% versus 44.3%, with less than two months to go until the November 5 elections.
Trump’s campaign confirmed Monday that he will not land in Philadelphia until tomorrow afternoon, about three hours before the crash. As for Harris, the vice president traveled to PittsburghPennsylvania, on Thursday to prepare.
According to her advisers, she is conducting mock debates for extended periods. A former adviser to the former secretary of state and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton He’s playing the Republican, and a source close to the show told CBS News, he’s even dressing like Trump.
The debate organized by ACB News will begin at 21:00 local time (1:00 GMT on Wednesday) and will last 90 minutes. The presenters David Muir y Linsey Davis They will be the moderators and, as happened in the face-to-face between Trump and the president, Joe Bidenthe microphones of those who do not have a turn to speak will be muted.
This was a requirement that Biden’s campaign had requested at the time and that Harris’ campaign tried, unsuccessfully, to eliminate after taking over, since it was ultimately something that benefited Trump on the night of June 27.
Unable to carry out his frequent interruptions, which often take their toll on his public image, Trump appeared much more restrained in the face of a helpless and erratic Biden, whose performance ended up costing him the race for the White House.
Tomorrow’s debate, which will be Trump’s seventh presidential debate, will not feature an audience and the candidates will not be allowed to question each other directly. Neither candidate is allowed to bring written notes or props on stage.
The candidates will have two minutes to answer questions, along with an additional minute for follow-up and, at the close, two minutes of closing statements that Harris will start and Trump will conclude, after a coin toss, ABC News reported.
This is likely to be the only clash between the two, as no other is scheduled. The vice presidential candidates, the Democrat Tim Walzgovernor of Minnesotaand the Republican JD Vancesenator of Ohiowill face off on October 1 on CBS News.
In recent hours, both Harris and Trump have escalated the language of their attacks. Harris’ campaign launched a television ad on Monday featuring former Trump administration officials warning of the dangers of a second presidency.
Among them is the former vice president Mike Pencethe former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper or the former National Security Advisor John Bolton.
Trump has continued his aggressive discourse towards Harris and at his last rally he again disqualified her for her inexperience, her changes of opinion and her few achievements in her political life.
In the opinion of Aaron Kallexpert in Political Sciences of the University of MichiganHarris has the most to lose tomorrow, having never participated in a presidential debate. “She remains largely politically undefined and has avoided media interviews and press conferences” since Biden named her as the candidate on July 21, she told EFE.
Trump, however, “is a seasoned speaker and an excellent counterpuncher.” «His experience in the media and reality TV allows him to stand out in debates»adds the political scientist about the first major television battle of the presidential candidates, which could be the last. EFE (I)
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