In deciding to debate ex-President Donald Trump on June 27 and Sept. 10, President Biden tacitly admitted he's losing right now; this is a Hail Mary gambit to turn the race around.
Trump needs to figure out how to seal the deal instead. That means practicing so he can keep his cool, and pull off a performance more like the second 2020 Biden-Trump faceoff than the first.
Biden's goal will be to goad Trump into shooting himself in the foot on things like abortion and early voting.
But Trump may not see the hidden agenda in Biden's democracy offensive: It's not just about tempting the ex-prez into bogging down relitigating the 2020 vote, but also a bid to cozen him to keep dumping on early voting - and so depress his own vote total in November.
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