Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will face one another in the first of three presidential debates Monday night. If you’ve already made up your mind regarding your vote in the election, you might be surprised that these events could determine the outcome, but they certainly could. Longtime political analyst and strategist Matthew Dowd says that from here on out, the polls will be influenced by only two things: major external events, and the debates.
In advance of the first debate, we focus on what makes for an effective debater. Our guests:
- Sandy Foster, debate coach, and history faculty at The Harley School
- Ben Plotnik '17, member of the debate team at The Harley School
- Sebastien Lazardeux, professor in St. John Fisher College’s Political Science Department
