5 Things Joe Biden Can Do to Win the Presidential Debates
Although debates don’t have much of an impact in swinging voters, they do tend to boost voter knowledge and confirm party positions. As Trump has a strong debate presence, it’ll be crucial for Biden to win the upcoming presidential debates if he wants to land a spot in the Oval Office in November.
His stance on the decades-old conflict—a clear opposition to Trump’s—will be disapproved by most progressives. Biden will also struggle to create a strong relationship with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he’s associated with the Obama administration that clashed and collided with Netanyahu. In a presidential debate setting, Biden needs to address the UAE-Israel deal that’s been championed by Trump supporters and allies, and how his unclear and quieted plan will not only welcome the support from progressives, but also ambitiously from the other side of the aisle. The argument will be particularly difficult for Biden, especially due to his ties to the Obama administration.
Biden has many issues to tackle and address at the presidential debates, mainly to clarify some misleading information about what his administration would look like—but he might have a slight edge considering Trump has no intention of preparing for them.
The first debate will take place on Sept. 29 at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
Rachel Bucchino is a reporter at the National Interest. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, U.S. News & World Report and The Hill.
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