mind and maybe influenced by this debate. they re waiting to see. if we can go by past performances back in 2017, the last time these same two people faced off against each other, about a quarter of the french population were watching that battle on television. and it was widely said that le pen in fact lost that debate. she became discomforted and her tone raised kind of alarm. and she actually acknowledges that and says she mess ds up because of the fact that she had been campaigning too hard and she was tired. this time around she s taking two days off before the debate. and going over her notes and relaxing trying to stay calm. and where as macron is also going over his notes even though he s ahead in the poll. by some as much as ten to eleven