AP Alert ELECTION 2024 Here's what's at stake for Biden and Trump in tonight's presidential debate STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press Jun 27, 2024 Jun 27, 2024 Updated Dec 28, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rarely, if ever, has one candidate in a presidential debate had so much material to use against the other. kAm#6AF3=:42? s@?2=5 %CF>A 92D 366? 4@?G:4E65 @7 bc 76=@?J 4@F?ED H:E9 D6C:@FD 492C86D :? E9C66 @E96C :?5:4E>6?ED DE:== A6?5:?8] pD AC6D:56?E[ %CF>A ?@>:?2E65 E9C66 @7 E96 ;FDE:46D H9@ G@E65 E@ @G6CEFC? #@6 G] (256 2?5 6C@56 23@CE:@? 2446DD :? p>6C:42[ 4C62E:?8 2 324<=2D9 6G6? :? 4@?D6CG2E:G6\=65 DE2E6D] w:D DH66A:?8 D64@?5\E6C> A=2?D :?4=F56 AC@>:D6D @7 C6EC:3FE:@? 282:?DE A@=:E:42= 6?6>:6D :? 3@E9 >2;@C A@=:E:42= A2CE:6D]k^AmkAm*6E E96 3:8 BF6DE:@? 7@C !C6D:56?E y@6 q:56?[ 72:C=J @C ?@E[ :D H96E96C 96 42? 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