Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential candidate, will be in a CNN forum this September 17.
(CNN) ––
CNN will have a forum with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden next week, the network announced Thursday.
The forum with Biden will be held on September 17 at 8:00 pm Miami time in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
The event will be moderated by CNN host Anderson Cooper.
It is the first prime-time forum that Biden will participate in since accepting the Democratic nomination.
The event, which will feature a live audience with social distancing, will follow Pennsylvania guidelines and regulations for the coronavirus pandemic.
The forum will air on CNN, CNN en Español, CNN International and CNN Airport Network.
You'll also be able to watch it on CNN.com, the CNN OTT apps for AppleTV, Roku, Amazon Fire, Samsung SmartTV, and Android TV, and the CNN Mobile apps for iOS and Android, CNN's SiriusXM channels, and the Westwood One radio network.
The forum date is less than seven weeks from Election Day.
Precisely when Biden and President Donald Trump enter the final stretch of the race until November 3.
Biden leads polls
Biden maintains the lead in the race, leading Trump by 52% to 42% among likely voters nationwide, according to a CBS News / YouGov poll.
The contest has barely moved, according to CNN's Harry Enten, even after the Republican and Democratic conventions, protests and riots over systemic racism and police brutality in cities across the country, and as the United States navigates its response. to the coronavirus pandemic.
After the two political conventions in August, which were forced online by the coronavirus pandemic, a recent CNN poll conducted by SSRS showed that Biden maintained his lead over Trump.
Among registered voters, 51% supported Biden and 43% supported Trump.
Biden spent Labor Day in Pennsylvania and has been returning to the election campaign, after the coronavirus pandemic halted all face-to-face events for an extended period.
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