June 28, 2024 00:55 GMT
First US Presidential Election Debate Underway Shortly
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US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are shortly due to face-off in the first presidential election debate of the 2024 cycle. The debate will be broadcast on CNN. Details here.
- Analysts largely agree that the stakes could be higher than debates in previous cycles due to unusually stable polling and increasingly siloed partisan voter blocs. Due to this dynamic, the debate could prove consequential in breaking through to the small number of independent swing state voters who will determine the result.
- Find more analysis in today's edition of the MNI US Daily Brief and a debate preview in the MNI US Elections Weekly.
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