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Almost 1 Million Americans Have Already Cast Their Vote In Presidential Election : Consider This from NPR President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will meet Tuesday night in Cleveland for the first of three presidential debates. Michael McDonald, who runs the U.S. Elections Project at the University of Florida, says almost 1,000,000 people have already voted in this year's election.

NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson previews the debate, and political correspondent Scott Detrow looks at what to expect from Joe Biden based on his performance in past debates.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment that will help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

We're working on an upcoming episode about pandemic precautions and we want to hear from you. Fill out the form on this page and we may follow up on your response.

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Consider This from NPR

Ahead Of First Presidential Debate, Almost 1,000,000 Americans Have Already Voted

Ahead Of First Presidential Debate, Almost 1,000,000 Americans Have Already Voted

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The stage of the first Presidential debate is seen on September 28 in Cleveland.

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President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will meet Tuesday night in Cleveland for the first of three presidential debates. Michael McDonald, who runs the U.S. Elections Project at the University of Florida, says almost 1,000,000 people have already voted in this year's election.

NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson previews the debate, and political correspondent Scott Detrow looks at what to expect from Joe Biden based on his performance in the Democratic primary.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment that will help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

We're working on an upcoming episode about pandemic precautions and we want to hear from you. Fill out the form on this page and we may follow up on your response.

Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

This episode was produced by Brianna Scott, Lee Hale and Brent Baughman. It was edited by Sami Yenigun with help from Wynne Davis. Our executive producer is Cara Tallo.