The debate will take place eight weeks before the official election day, but just days before early voting begins in some of the 50 US states.
A debate between the Democratic vice president Kamale Harris and former Republican president Donald Trump September 10 should be a key moment in the presidential race that will be held on November 5.
The two candidates have never met, never even spoken on the phone, but on September 10 they will be standing a short distance from each other, behind lecterns, at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
They should exchange arrows with each other for 90 minutes while answering questions that will be asked by two anchors of ABC News, David Muir and Lynsey Davis, writes Voice of America.
Close competition
Tens of millions of Americans are likely to watch the two presidential candidates meet in the only debate of the campaign. The event takes place eight weeks before the official Election Day, but just days before early voting begins in some of the country's 50 states.
National opinion polls show the race is close, making it all the more important that the candidates make their best case in the debate for the small number of still undecided voters.
When US President Joseph Biden dropped out of his bid for re-election after failing in a debate against Trump and endorsed Harris as his successor, Democrats quickly rallied around her candidacy.
While Biden trailed Trump by the time he finished his campaign, Harris was ahead of Trump by two or three percentage points in numerous national polls.
The debate is particularly significant for Harris
A New York Times-Siena College poll released on Sept. 8 showed Trump leading 48 percent to 47 percent nationally, although Harris was found to be leading in multiple polls on average in three key states -- Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania -- with a tied supporting candidates in four other key states - Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina.
The seven swing states are expected to play a huge role in determining the outcome of the election, as the US does not elect its president and vice president by direct tally of national votes.
A new Times-Sienna poll found that the stakes in the debate, when it comes to introducing the American public, are particularly high for Harris, with 28 percent of respondents saying they should know more about her, while just nine percent said the same about Trump. .
Source: Voice of America
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