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Doyle McManus: The Biden-Trump debate will be a demolition derby. But will it change the race?

Two years after the US Supreme Court stripped constitutional protections for abortion, the explosive issue will feature prominently in Thursday's debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump-- with the Republican under pressure not to alienate voters.

This week's debate between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump won't produce much in the way of civil dialogue over the nation's future. It's more likely to resemble a demolition derby, with each contestant trying to knock the other off course.

And, let's face it, many viewers will tune in mainly for the crashes.

The question isn't who will win that series of collisions — it's who will lose.

Presidential debates rarely transform an election. But Thursday's showdown could change the momentum in this year's contest — mostly because the stakes for Biden are so

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