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Donald Trump and Joe Biden have one last chance to address tens of millions of Americans in the latest televised debate of a conflicting presidential campaign.
After the first debate turned into a chaotic dispute and the second was canceled in a dispute over whether it should be held virtually, the two candidates will meet again face-to-face for a 90-minute primetime event on Thursday night. (2 am).
It is a comment on the jarring state of American politics that the candidates will have their microphones muted during sections of the debate to avoid a repeat of the interruption party of the first debate.
That decision has angered the Trump campaign, which has alleged bias in the nonpartisan Presidential Debate Committee. He has also complained about the moderator and her choice of discussion topics.
Kristen Welker, NBC News correspondent at the White House, has selected the fight against COVID-19, American families, race in the United States, climate change, national security and leadership as topics for discussion.
Trump has labeled her “just like most Fake News reporters” and recent history suggests that any moderator will have a fight on their hands to keep the candidates under control.
Opinion polls suggest that Trump needs a good performance in the debate to close the huge gap between him and Biden. Nationally, it lags behind in double-digit numbers and is also behind in polls in critical critical states.
While Biden has spent the week preparing for the debate huddled in his Delaware home, Trump has been on the campaign trail by holding large rallies in some of those pivotal states.
He has largely avoided traditional debate prep, telling reporters this week that his regular sparring matches with them are good enough practice for the night.
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The president will surely continue his attacks on Biden’s record in public office and his suitability and ability to be commander in chief. It is also likely to escalate attacks on Biden’s son Hunter’s businesses.
The former vice president and his running mate Kamala Harris have shown they are determined to keep Trump’s handling of the pandemic as the central theme of the campaign. They say it has made America weaker, sicker, poorer, more divided and more violent.
But, in the frantic race to the finish line in this election, each day brings new stories that could present, from revelations about Trump’s own tax matters to the discovery that attorneys cannot find the parents of 545 migrant children. separated from them by the Trump administration. .
The first debate was emblematic of a messy campaign that, with a record number of people voting by mail due to the pandemic, could lead to an equally messy election night.
With Americans, like many around the world, facing a winter of financial and health hardship, the debate is an audition as to who can best guide them through the dark times.
:: There will be full coverage of the final debate between President Trump and Joe Biden tomorrow morning. You can follow it in full from 2 am Friday, here on Sky News mobile, online and TV
