미 대선 주자들 동시 타운홀 미팅... 경선 격차 좁혀져<br /><br />The second presidential debate was due to go ahead today...prior to next month's U.S. election.<br />But due to President Trump's recent COVID-19 infection, it was ruled by the election committee that any debate would have to be held virtually.<br />Trump rejected the idea and instead went head to head with Democratic candidate Joe Biden in two separate town hall meetings....aired at the same time on different channels.<br />Our Kim Do-yeon has more.<br />Thursday was a big day in the build up to the U.S. Presidential Election as Trump and Biden went head to head... not in a debate... but in simultaneous town hall meetings via separate broadcasters.<br />COVID-19, of course, was a hot topic.<br />While claiming that President Trump has failed to respond to the pandemic correctly, on ABC News Democratic Candidate Joe Biden questioned Trump for not being 'presidential.'<br />"The words of a president matter. (Voter who had asked question saying: absolutely). Whether they're good, bad or indifferent, they matter. And when a president doesn't wear a mask or makes fun of folks like me, when I was wearing a mask for a long time, then, you know, people say, well, it mustn't be that important."<br />Meanwhile on NBC News, Trump tried his best to convince voters otherwise.<br />"I'm good with masks. I'm okay with masks. I tell people wear masks. But just the other day they came out with a statement that 85 percent of the people that wear masks catch it. So..."<br />"I'm ready to sign a big, beautiful stimulus. You saw the other day, I say go big or go home, right? That's how I want it to be big."<br />With only three weeks to go...early voting is picking up as nearly 22 million people have already cast their ballots...according to 'U.S. Elections Project', a voter turnout tracker run by a professor from the University of Florida.<br />In terms of polling status, Wall Street Journal reports that Biden's lead has been narrowed to eleven points from fourteen from two weeks before.<br />Biden holds slim leads in what are regarded as the six major battle grounds...according to media outlet 'Real Clear Politics'.<br />But at a similar stage during the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton also led in the swing states by five-point-two percent.<br />Hilary Clinton even held a six-point-five percent lead in Wisconsin heading into voting day, but Trump took the state in the final vote before being elected as president.<br />Kim Do-yeon, Arirang News<br />
