What to expect from second presidential debate
Signage at the media filing center ahead of the presidential debate between Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, in Philadelphia. AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais
Tonight, Vice President Kamala Harris faces former President Donald Trump in the second debate of thed 2024 presidential election campaign and the first after President Joe Biden’s exit from the race.
A panel of politcal sicientists discuss what has changed since the last debate, what difference will the rules of the debate have on the end product and what might voters take away from all of this.
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Isabel Skinner
Assistant professor in the School of Politics and International Affairs at University of Illinois Springfield
Mary McGrath
Assistant professor of political science at the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University
Faculty fellow at the Institute for Policy Research
John Jackson
Visiting Professor, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, SIU Carbondale