Trump Looks to Apply New Campaign Discipline at First Debate
His advisers express confidence, but Monday's debate will present new challenges.
What Trump and Clinton Should Do to Win the Debate
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Donald Trump’s rise in the polls has come after weeks in which he learned to stay out of his own way on the campaign trail. Monday’s debate could prove the ultimate test of whether the Republican presidential nominee’s new-found discipline can hold when he needs it most.
Trump’s campaign has been playing down his preparations for the event at Hofstra University, saying he isn’t interested in studying binders of policy points or holding mock debates. His chief handlers—Steve Bannon, Kellyanne Conway, and David Bossie—have been focused for weeks on trying to control his penchant for drifting off message.