Name: Meredith College professor previews first presidential debate
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Description: David McLennan, a political science professor at Meredith College, previews the presidential debate scheduled for Sept. 29, 2020.

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>>> THE FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE IS TONIGHT, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND JOE BIDEN WILL DISCUSS SIX TOPICS BY MODERATOR CHRIS WALLACE. DAVID McLENNAN IS A POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR FROM MEREDITH COLLEGE AND HE JOINS US TO REVIEW THE DEBATE. IT IS DEBATE NUMBER ONE, DAVID COME YOU CAN'T WIN THE ELECTION AFTER THIS CAN YOU LOSE THE ELECTION WITH WHAT HAPPENS TONIGHT? >> WE HAVE SEEN THAT HISTORICALLY, IN 1976 IN PARTICULAR, THAT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT DEBATE FOR GERALD FORD AND MANY EXPERTS ATTRIBUTE HIS LOSS BUT IN GENERAL, WE DON'T FIND THAT A SINGLE DEBATE CAN REALLY RADICALLY TRANSFORM THE ELECTION. IT CAN CHANGE THE CONVERSATION AROUND THAT AND THAT'S WHAT WE WILL SEE TONIGHT. THE PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO GET OFF OF THE MORE NEGATIVE NEWS STORIES THAT HAVE BEEN PESTERING HIM FOR A LONG TIME. >> WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE THE STRATEGIES WILL BE LEADING TO THIS? WE'VE HEARD BOTH ARE PREPARING, OR NOT PREPARING WHO HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF HOW THEY, FOR THE VOTERS THIS EVENING? >> WE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH HOW PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP INTERACTS WITH NOT ONLY OTHER POLITICAL CANDIDATES COME IN TERMS OF DEBATES PRODUCING HIM IN 2016 BUT ALSO, HE TALKS TO THE PRESS A LOT SO THAT IS WHAT YOU WILL SEE. JOE BIDEN MAY BE MORE OF A QUESTION MARK IN TERMS OF HIS DEBATE BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T SEEN HIM FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS IN TERMS OF PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES WOULD RESULT HIM IN THE PRICE VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE. BUT THE STRATEGIES ARE CLEAR. THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO GO ON ATTACK AND MAKE JOE BIDEN, AND HIS RECORD AND HIS PERSONALITY, THE REAL FOCUS OF THE DEBATE. OF COURSE, JOE BIDEN WANTS TO MAKE THIS A CONTINUED REFERENDUM ON PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S HANDLING OF CORONAVIRUS, THE ECONOMY. ALL OF HIS OTHER ISSUES. >> WITH WEEKS TO GO, WE WILL SEE WHAT TAKES PLACE TONIGHT. IF IT WILL SWAY VOTERS TO CHANGE THEIR MINDS. DAVID McLENNAN,  MEREDITH COLLEGE, THEY GET SO MUCH FOR THE TIME AND WE WILL CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU TOMORROW FOR REACTION AFTER WHAT HAPPENS TONIGHT. YOU CAN WATCH THE DEBATE TONIGHT AT WRAL  AND STAGING FOR THE NEWS AT 11. WE WILL HAVE DAVID AND FOR THE KEY MOMENTS. >>> WHETHER YOU PLAN TO VOTE BY MAIL OR IN PERSON IN NOVEMBER YOU CAN PLAN YOUR VOTE NOW WITH THE WRAL  VOTER GUIDE. ENTER YOUR HOME ADDRESS, TO SEE THE RACE ON YOUR BALLOT AND DIG INTO CANDIDATE PROFILES TO MAKE

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