The US presidential race contenders will meet face to face for the first time on Tuesday in Philadelphia
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will meet face to face in the US presidential debate. Photograph: Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times, Eric Lee/The New York TimesHarris has upended the race since she replaced President Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket in July, revitalising her party’s campaign.
The spotlight will shine particularly brightly on Harris, since Trump is better known to voters. “I think the stakes are high for both of them, but more for Harris,” said Hans Noel, a government professor at Georgetown University. “This is the first time we get to see her talk and defend herself directly, talk about policies, respond to Trump’s line of attack, all the rest of it.”
The debate “is a very big moment” for Trump that he needs to make the best use of, said Republican strategist Kevin Madden. “He’s going to have 90 minutes to offer a real focused line of attack on Harris ... and that’s going to be better than any 30-second ad that runs 100 times between now and election day.”
Harris and Trump will lay out their competing economic visions for how to bring down the country’s high cost of living.
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