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Today, a preview of what could be one of the most consequential presidential debates.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will square off on a Philadelphia stage for the first and perhaps only time before November's election.

With so much at stake, who has the edge and can we even cover this like any other presidential debate?

I'm Kevin Horton, and this is The Take.

Tonight's debate has a lot to live up to.

You'll recall the first presidential debate of this election cycle went so poorly for President Biden, he ended up dropping out.

So I've decided the best way forward is the pass the torch to a new generation.

Since then, his vice president, Kamala Harris, was chosen.

She's consolidated her support in the party, launched a national campaign, made a VP pick, and staged a convention.

Let's get out there. Let's vote for it. And together, let us write the next great chapter in the most

extraordinary story ever told.

And after all of that, the country finds itself right back where it started, bitterly divided in facing an election that will likely come down to a few thousand voters in a handful of states.

Joining us now is Al Jazeera English White House correspondent Kimberly Halkett.

Okay, so Kimberly, the first debate of the fall campaign is always one of the most hotly

anticipated events in any presidential election.

And now we're about to have a second debate.

And of course, this year is far from normal, so the anticipation

is truly off the charts for this one. With so much at stake, why don't you try to walk me

through the respective game plans for both sides and what a successful debate might look like

for the Trump and Harris campaigns?

Let's start with Kamala Harris, because that's where all the focus is. And really, for Kamala

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