Heading into the first of three 2020 presidential debates on Tuesday, the stakes are relatively low. Outside circumstances — not what is said in the debate — are likely to matter a lot more, both to the everyday lives of Americans and in determining the campaign’s outcome.
Possibly the only way these debates will truly matter in a big way is if they veer badly off the rails — to a place that is just not good for the nation, broadly speaking.
Here are three ways that could happen.
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