Trump and Harris neck and neck ahead of their first presidential debate | DW News

Tuesday night's TV debate will be the first-ever face-to-face meeting between Vice-President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. At the moment, it's the only scheduled debate that both campaigns have agreed to. With the latest polls showing that the two candidates are neck-and-neck contest, there's a lot at stake. Since many pundits are predicting that November's result will be decided by small numbers of voters in half a dozen key battleground states, swaying those viewers could prove decisive.

Allan Lichtman, Distinguished Professor of History at American University, is the author of the book "Predicting the Next President" and has correctly predicted 9 out of the 10 elections going back to 1984. He gives his assessment of the upcoming elections.

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[teresapaskell]

Professor Lichtman knows what he is talking about 👍

[TimMountjoy-zyfd]

I like this guy - he sticks to his system and tells people the other questions are a waste of time. ie Polls, Policy, Personality which everyone else thinks matter he just dismisses.

[diazvirdani]

*USA🇺🇲 still occupied Samoa, Puerto Rico, Guam, Mariana, Virgin, Baker, Howland, Jarvis, Johnston, Kingman, Midway, Wake, Navassa, Palmyra.*
end occupation & Keep peace.

[windsongwong]

Prosecutor V Felon.
I am rooting for the law.

[paulallen]

Calling RINOs and Open Democrats is crazy

[acbgames]

Should have asked what's the difference 2016 vs 2024, and what's the difference Biden to Harris in the past few months.

[sihletngcobo]

An endorsement from the Chaney's tells the whole story about the candidacy of Kamala

[hape]

The poor Prof. has given so many interviews lately with hasty, barely interested, sensationalist American news presenters that he could hardly adapt to the thorough and unexcited friendly German presenter, hehe. Phil Gayle is such an asset to DW.

[jeanlafleur]

He said that Biden would be reelected@

[TheTwangKings]

Neck in neck? I guess DW didn't see the latest polls 😊 Harris is ahead in many states, and nation-wide. Polls aside, the prof. is 100% right.🧑‍🎓

[theshadowman]

So in real life Trump has a 10 point lead.

[TheNightmoose]

lol anchor seemed patronizing at times, not quite unbiased interviewing

[BlueJazzBoyNZ]

It's Sanity vs Profanity
The Prosecutor vs The Felon

[fgadenz]

Oh boy, this guy should be less insecure… half of the interview, no matter the question, was he talking about how incredible and infallible his method is.

[lvanvan]

his system or whatever is just absurd and still he is on all tv channels talking how 9 out of 10 50% chances are something magical...

[picklethepirate]

Wow this professor is FURIOUS! Calm down, brah!

[YN-otjk]

This guy says economy is doing ok😮. We had historical inflation. Go and ask how people are doing. Using crude GDP and not adjusting it to inflation is useless "key". You can have same amount of gross domestic product, but measured in inflated dollars will give you a perception of economic growth.

[JeffSichoe]

lol that professor just talked for 1 min straight about the 2016 polling and how he was so so right and everyone else was so so wrong, but then he spends very little time talking to how Trump is going to win in a landslide. Wack

[heli]

It actually be more fun if trump is elected, Harris's policy and government would be identical to Biden. It would be a uncertainty with trump elected again