CNN —The confrontation in Atlanta between Joe Biden and Donald Trump Thursday night has a good chance of becoming the most fateful presidential debate in US history.
The momentous nature of this debate can only be fully understood against the backdrop of the unprecedented politics of the times.
But the tension surrounding this year’s first debate in June, rather than in September or October as usual, is palpable.
“The closer the election, the greater the chance that a debate could influence it,” said Aaron Kall, director of debate at the University of Michigan, who has conducted an in-depth study of every presidential debate.
Biden has raised the stakes for himself heading into the debate higher than those any modern president faced.
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