“President Biden will use next week’s high-profile debate to frame the presidential election as a choice, casting himself as a steady leader and his Republican opponent as an agent of chaos seeking revenge against rivals,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Former President Donald Trump wants a pure referendum on Biden’s handling of the economy and competence in office, portraying the Democrat’s presidency as a failure undeserving of a second term.”
“Thursday’s showdown in Atlanta, the first of two debates scheduled for this year, provides the campaign rivals their biggest platform to establish the stakes of the race. It marks the earliest encounter ever by two presumptive presidential nominees since the beginning of televised debates in 1960 and will offer the many voters who haven’t fully tuned in to the campaign a chance to see the two side by side.”
For members: Biden Has Won the Pre-Debate
