Former President Trump is staring down a night-and-day difference as he prepares to step onto the debate stage Tuesday with Vice President Harris.
When Trump debated President Biden less than three months ago, he was facing a candidate who was trailing in the polls, in search of a moment to energize his campaign and beating back questions about age and competency. The situation has changed drastically heading into Tuesday’s meeting in Philadelphia.
Now, Trump will square off with Harris, who has made the race a jump ball and presents a new challenge for the former president: a younger, more energetic candidate who is less likely to struggle and could goad the former president into moments of peril.
Harris has been the Democratic nominee for a little more than a month but has transformed the race in that time with shock-and-awe fundraising numbers and a surge of enthusiasm that has narrowed the race to neck and neck in numerous swing states. The change has been a sore spot for Trump and Republicans as they have struggled to react accordingly.
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