If Rasmussen is accurate then hopefully this shows the damage done by the first debate and the Covid episode has receded some.
Now if there is a second debate President Trump needs to make two adjustments:
1. Don’t interrupt Biden. Even if Biden interrupts first and a Wallace-like hack moderator lets him get away with, Trump should respond in kind sparingly. Instead let Biden speak. The more he does the greater the chance he’ll go off into a bizarre incoherent and rambling bit of nonsense.
2. Be better prepared to counter attacks that everyone knew would be leveled. Like the “very fine people” Charlottesville hoax. I still can’t believe President Trump didn’t unload on Biden and Wallace for that one. It was stunning really. I couldn’t believe he didn’t have what he actually said that day memorized and ready to recite, and that he didn’t ask viewers to watch the unedited video or read the unedited transcript. Then top it off by accusing Biden of being the one spreading racial division by constantly repeating such a vile lie.
I don’t think any of the polls can accurately predict Trumps support. There are a lot of people like me who support Trump but won’t answer for pollsters. There are also a lot of Trump voters who won’t tell pollsters they are voting for Trump. Those two groups are not insignificant.