 It's election 2024. We're only one night away from the historically early first presidential debate of the season. President Biden will spar with former President Trump starting at 9 o'clock tomorrow evening. The debate is hosted by CNN. You can listen live right here on WTOP, or if you prefer, watch live at WTOP.com. We get a preview from political junkie podcast host Ken Rudin. He used to run political coverage for NPR and ABC News, and we started with this question. Why do debates matter?