Harris is intent on demonstrating that she can press the Democratic case against Trump better than Biden did. Trump, in turn, is trying to paint the vice president as an out-of-touch liberal while trying to win over voters skeptical he should return to the White House. The first early ballots of the presidential race will go out just hours after the debate, hosted by ABC News. “President Trump is going to be himself,” senior adviser Jason Miller told reporters during a phone call Monday. Ahead of the debate, she told radio host Rickey Smiley that she was workshopping how to respond if Trump lies.
