Republicans and Democrats told ABC News how they should meet the crucial moment.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump face major challenges, risks on presidential debate stage
The ABC News presidential debate will take place on Sept. 10 at 9 p.m. ET and air on ABC and stream on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu. Democrats who spoke to ABC News said that Harris has two main goals: affirm to voters that she is ready to lead the country and the free world and to describe in more detail what policies she'd pursue as president.Some Democratic sources said that voters could be concerned by Harris' rapid ascension as the Democrats' nominee and -- unjustly, they said -- her gender when thinking of the kind of president they'd feel comfortable with.
One source familiar with the Harris campaign's thinking said the vice president should "clearly out where she stands on issues like the border and crime and about her record on those issues as a prosecutor and attorney general to demonstrate that the portrayals are misrepresenting her actual views on those issues."
However, Harris is facing off against maybe the most unpredictable non-traditional figures in modern politics, and Trump is likely to throw in curveballs that could take the vice president off her talking points. "When she says, 'I'm not for banning fracking,' then he needs to say, "so, you were wrong before? What caused you to believe that your previous position was wrong? Or are you just worried about Pennsylvania?'" Todd said, referencing the swing state's economic reliance on the practice.
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