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Harris and Trump prepare for high-stakes debate as new polls show race close as ever

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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It's the eve of the pivotal presidential debate when Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are set to face off for the first time, and possibly the only time, between now and November. With only eight weeks remaining until Election Day, new polling suggests that the race is as close as ever. Geoff Bennett reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

Welcome to the news hour. It's the eve of the pivotal presidential debate

0:05.1

when Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are set to

0:09.6

face off for the first time and possibly the only time between now and November.

0:14.4

And with only eight weeks remaining until election day, new polling suggests this race is as close

0:20.2

as ever.

0:21.2

Are you ready?

0:22.2

Now, Vice President.

0:24.0

Ready.

0:25.0

Flashing a thumbs up to reporters on Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris said she's ready to take on

0:29.7

former President Donald Trump.

0:31.7

Now just one day to go before their first

0:33.9

presidential debate in prime time. The Vice President in a radio interview

0:38.4

aired this morning sharing what she expects from her opponent tomorrow.

0:42.3

We should be prepared for the fact that he is not burdened. what she expects from her opponent tomorrow.

0:42.6

We should be prepared for the fact that he is not burdened by telling the truth,

0:46.6

and we should be prepared for the fact that he is probably going to speak a lot of untruth.

0:52.1

And the stakes are high, with new polling suggesting the

0:55.1

race is a dead heat. The national poll conducted by the New York Times and

0:59.4

Siena College shows Trump leading Harris by one percentage point, 48 to 47, well within the margin of error.

1:07.0

And among voters who say they still need to learn more about Vice President Harris,

1:12.0

63% of them say they don't know enough about her policies and plans.

1:16.5

The Vice President, mostly out of sight for the past few days, has been preparing for the debate

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