Trying for a comeback in final debate with Biden, Trump is a captive of his own information bubble
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump enters his second and final debate with Joe Biden facing a daunting task made vastly more difficult by his own actions.
Trump trails Biden in national polling averages by around 10 percentage points — a more lopsided race than any in a generation. The task of climbing back into contention is made harder by another number: More than 40 million Americans already have voted — likely well over a quarter of the eventual total. Voters who reported having cast their ballots favored Biden 65% to 34% as of the start of this week, according to the USC Dornsife poll's tracking of the race.
The large number of early voters leaves Trump with a shrinking pool of people to potentially persuade — assuming persuasion is his goal.
With Trump, that's always been a question. Throughout his presidency,
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