This is how Clinton and Trump are getting ready for the debates

Clinton speaks at her convention, Trump at a primary debate.
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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are getting ready for Monday night's first presidential debate pretty much exactly the way you'd expect. Clinton is working with a cadre of experts and analysts and Democratic veterans to get ready to go toe-to-toe with Trump, while Trump is all but ready to go in flying by the seat of his pants.

For Clinton, it will be important to be on the offense and unnerve Trump by calling him out on his unreleased tax returns, lies, and to get a rise out of him by questioning things like his net worth. "Mrs. Clinton has concluded that catching Mr. Trump in a lie during the debate is not enough to beat him: She needs the huge television audience to see him as temperamentally unfit for the presidency, and that she has the power to unhinge him," The New York Times reports based on conversations with her allies.

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Jeva Lange

Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.