BYNIALL STANAGEANDJONATHAN EASLEY
On Thursday night in Nashville at Belmont University, President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden squared off in a combative but restrained debate Thursday night that gave voters their final chance to size the candidates up before heading to the polls Nov. 3.
Most observers witnessed President Trump dialing it back in the debate after his disruptive previous showing in the first debate in Cleveland late last month resulted in handwringing from within his own party.
Still there were still plenty of candidate clashes, as the candidates got personal with stinging attacks focused on their families, race and immigration.
Some of the debate's takeaways from the last presidential debate of 2020 from TheHill.com.
President Trump changed his tone
The President was mostly on his best behavior Thursday night.
After a very disruptive debate performance earlier this month that turned off many voters, the president rarely interrupted Biden and was polite to moderator Kristen Welker of NBC News.
More: THEHILL.COM