As I write this, the first and possibly only presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is less than two hours from kicking off. With the election firmly a toss-up, and the last debate leading to Joe Biden dropping out of the race, the stakes could not be higher.
All conventional wisdom about debates not mattering is out the window. Both candidates will walk out to their respective podiums knowing they have to perform or it could mean disaster. Harris arguably has the most to prove given her refusal to do press conferences or solo interviews. Will her patented word salads return, or will the vice president nail her talking points?
I don’t know the answer to that question, and we’ll all find out soon enough. What I do know is that Harris will almost certainly lay a trap that Trump must avoid: Talking about the 2020 election.
Nothing gets Trump more riled up than…
