With only 19 days until the Nov. 3 election, the competing events will act as one of the final moments for each candidate to energize their base and swing undecided voters to their side.
Grant Reeher, a political science professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, told USA TODAY that Trump could be looking to recover after being largely criticized for his performance in the first presidential debate last month, where the candidates traded insults and crosstalk clogged much of the conversation.
Reeher said the format for Thursday's event is a benefit to Biden, who is"naturally more comfortable" than Trump in a town hall, adding"this is a format that's really made for, like a Bill Clinton or Joe Biden. Someone that is interested in connecting with every individual that they meet.", which have shown him trailing Biden by mid-single digits up to double digits.
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