ep 176 | It’s election debate time, and Trump's in the box

ep 176 | It’s election debate time, and Trump's in the box seat

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We're five months out from the US presidential election and the campaign is set to heat up next week. Joe Biden and Donald Trump will face off in the first presidential debate of 2024 on the evening of June 27. While it breaks with tradition for the first debate to be so early in the piece, there's hardly anything normal about this election. Biden should be in pole position, at least according to history, but he’s not and the clock is ticking. There’s still a long way to go, but for now sit back and enjoy the first debate in what is sure to be an intriguing election campaign.

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