Trump, Harris tied on eve of televised presidential debate

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00:00On one side, there's Donald Trump with his standard pomp and grandstanding before crowds

00:05of fans.

00:07On the other, there's Kamala Harris and her face-to-face interactions with emotional supporters.

00:13They have two diametrically opposed strategies, but both candidates are preoccupied with the

00:18same thing, Tuesday's debate.

00:21The debate with Joe, how did that work out?

00:23And we're going to find it out again on Tuesday night.

00:25Is anybody going to be watching?

00:27Finally got all of the debate prep to look at these slices.

00:32Best part of debate prep so far.

00:34Harris has had years of experience with televised debate since she was elected district attorney

00:40of San Francisco in 2002.

00:42She was able to put Vice President Mike Pence back in his place in 2020.

00:47Mr. Vice President, I'm speaking.

00:48I have to weigh in.

00:49I'm speaking.

00:50Nonetheless, Trump is a strong adversary.

00:53Harris has hired Philippe Reines to play the role of the billionaire for debate simulations.

00:59He worked with Hillary Clinton in 2016, which allowed her to dominate the debates, but not

01:04to win the election.

01:06Trump has also recruited a stand-in for his opponent.

01:09Tulsi Gabbard, former Trump rival, has rallied to his cause.

01:14She is known for having presented a challenge for Harris in a primary debate five years

01:18ago.

01:19She put over 1,500 people in jail for marijuana violations and then laughed about it when

01:23she was asked if she ever smoked marijuana.

01:26Trump has to master his nerves and retain composure.

01:30Harris has to seem reassuring and presidential.

01:33Those impressions are still pretty shallow.

01:35So in many ways, this is as much a job interview for her with this big, broad audience that

01:41she's going to have as it is a debate, an encounter with the former president.

01:45The debate will take place in Philadelphia, cradle of American democracy.

01:49The candidates have just over one more day to be ready.

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