from The Hill "Morning Report" - http://thehill.com/
The presidential campaigns are braced for an ugly and personal debate tonight between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, where nothing is off limits and Trump is forced to chase his challenger, according to polls in key swing states as hundreds of thousands of Americans cast ballots early (The Hill).
Tonight’s 90-minute brawl between the 74-year-old showman and the 77-year-old former senator is the first of three scheduled debates between the presidential candidates and will be moderated in Cleveland, Ohio, by Fox News’s Chris Wallace.
For months leading up to tonight’s affair, Trump has ridiculed Biden. In the last week, Trump said at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, Biden’s home state, that the former vice president is a “dumb guy,” adding that he’s “always known as the dumb guy.” The president has railed at his challenger for his caution about the coronavirus and for campaigning remotely from his home in Delaware. Trump asserted with no evidence that Biden’s many primary debates were impacted by medication and/or cognitive decay.
Yet, the president’s repeated barbs have been accompanied by his campaign team’s efforts to raise expectations by describing the Democratic nominee as a skilled pro on the debate stage. On Monday, campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh labeled Biden a “master debater” (NBC News).
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