FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ABOUT TO START, DRAMA EXPECTED|美總統大選首場電視辯論 上午09:00登場

US Presidential debate is expected to draw as many viewers as the Super Bowl. According to the latest poll, the support gap between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton only stood at 2 points. It appears that the two candidates are locked in a close race. The US presidential election is only 6 weeks away. The gap between the support for the two candidates has narrowed. The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll shows that Hillary Clinton only holds a two-point lead over Donald Trump, and the CNN poll suggests that Clinton has 43% to Trump's 41%. ==MICHAEL FLYNN Trump Campaign Advisor == He is out speaking to the American public, large groups, small groups. You know? That's how he is bringing his message to the American public. That's why you're seeing this huge shift in the polls. On September 26th, the first presidential debate is going to be held at 9 pm EST, attracting 76%, or more than 100 million viewers. Although 80% of registered voters have made their decision, the presidential debate could shape the opinions of the undecided. Clinton's campaign schedule has been light this week so she has time to prepare. ==JOHN PODESTA Clinton Campaign Chairman== I think, for her, it's really about laying down the policies that she thinks will improve the economy and make it an economy that's working for everyone, not just for people at the top. But she has a challenge because Donald Trump invariantly says things that aren't true. He comes in... PolitiFact rated him the liar of the year last year. Just this week, the New York Times made a graphic of the 12 whoppers of the week. So, she's gotta be able to both make that positive case but also not let Donald Trump get away with what he's likely to do, which is to make stuff up. The presidential debate will be divided into 6 segments and cover issues such as America's Direction, Achieving Prosperity, and Securing America. After Clinton's campaign team invited the anti-Trump billionaire Mark Cuban to take front-row seat for the debate, Trump threatened to bring Bill Clinton's ex-mistress Gennifer Flowers to the debate. TRANSLATED BY：LUKE CHIANG 距離11月8號美國大選投票，只有六個星期的時間，兩黨總統候選人的民調支持率，卻在第一場電視辯論會登場前逐漸縮小。美國廣播公司ABC與華盛頓郵報共同進行的民調顯示，希拉蕊領先川普的幅度只有兩個百分點，有線電視新聞網CNN的民調顯示希拉蕊以43%險勝川普的40%。 ==川普競選顧問 佛林恩中將== 他是為美國老百姓發聲 多數族群少數族群 這就是他向美國大眾傳遞訊息的方法 而這也就是為什麼民調出現巨大轉變 美東時間26號晚間九點將在紐約霍夫斯特拉大學，舉行的首場總統候選人電視辯論會，將有七成六也就是突破一億的觀眾收看，突顯選情緊繃的程度。儘管十個人當中有八人表示，手中這一票要投給誰他們心意已定，但對左右選情的中間選民來說，辯論會的表現有一試定江山的效果。為此，希拉蕊甚至暫停競選活動閉門進行密集訓練。 ==希拉蕊競選活動主席 波戴史塔== 我認為對她來說重要的是講述政策 她將如何改善經濟 所有人而非只有頂端的人受益的經濟 但她有一個挑戰那就是 唐納川普習慣性的會胡說八道 去年政治真相新聞網選他為年度說謊家 這個星期紐約時報以圖表 列出他一週12大謊言 所以她一方面要能夠進行正面陳述 但當唐納川普顛倒黑白之際 她也絕不能讓他溜走 一個半小時的電視辯論將分為六大主題，希拉蕊先答川普有兩分鐘回應，議題可能涵蓋國家安全、經濟上的繁榮以及國家方向。而在希拉蕊陣營表示，將邀請反川普實境節目主持人馬克邱本坐在第一排當佳賓之後，川普也不甘示威表示他的口袋名單人選更有看頭，那就是前總統柯林頓緋聞女主角之一的珍妮佛佛勞爾。 記者 王蕙文 報導