The most important moment in the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump comes tomorrow, as the vice president prepares for what may be her only opportunity to directly confront a former president whose political dominance she wants to end.
Their debate is especially important for Harris, who is struggling to establish herself in the eyes of voters and maintain the positive momentum she has experienced since being named the Democratic Party’s new nominee this summer.
The debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia will be the first face-to-face meeting between Harris and Trump, who are in a head-to-head race.
For Harris, this is a landmark moment to show Americans that she is ready to take on the presidency – an issue that is on voters’ minds as the fall election campaign intensifies.
Trump, meanwhile, is seeking to negatively influence voters’ perceptions of his Democratic rival and halt the gains she has made since rising to the top of the Democratic ticket in July. Harris has erased Trump’s lead over Biden in the presidential polls that held for much of the year.
Both Harris and Trump offer themselves as agents of change. Harris has portrayed herself as a clear break from a bitter, divisive era of Trump-dominated politics. But the former president points to Harris’ time in the Biden administration, saying she is to blame for inflation, higher mortgage rates and more.
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