The Presidential Debate: What Happened? Summary The first debate occurred last night between presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden. It was fast-paced and heated. Biden started out the debate leading in the national polls by about 6 points. Joe Biden and Donald Trump need 270 electoral votes to win the election; for an interactive depiction of some possible outcomes of the election based on polling projections, click here. In the week leading up to the debate, Donald Trump suggested …
