US polls have former President Trump surging ahead with a commanding lead over President Biden following this week’s presidential debate. The two political titans clashed fiercely over the economy, the war in Gaza, Trump’s legal troubles, and even their golf handicaps, leaving the nation with more questions than answers. On this episode we hear from Firas Maksad, a Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute. Was there a decisive victor in the high-stakes showdown? How will the unfolding crisis in Gaza impact the November vote? And can either contender bring lasting peace to the Middle East?