Ahead of Tuesday's presidential debate ABC gave the country their first look at the stage millions of people will see Vice President Harris and former President Trump spar in the first debate between

A flash poll of viewers conducted by SSRS research company for CNN found Harris came out ahead. The poll showed 63% of viewers thought Harris won, and viewers’ favorable ratings of her rose from 39% before the debate to 45% after it, while Trump’s favorable rating among viewers remained unchanged at about 39%.

Harris and former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, are meeting at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia for the last planned debate of this election cycle and the stakes couldn't be higher. In Michigan, the two are neck-and-neck; Harris led Trump by just one percentage point, 47% to 46%, in a Free Press poll last month.