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For those who’ve already picked a side in the presidential contest, no debate gaffe will change their mind.

If Hillary Clinton sounds stilted and staged, it’s just evidence of her message discipline. Her supporters may even be relieved (and count it a win) if she stays on script and avoids email server statements like “with a cloth?”

Whatever arguments we’ve had about the polls this week will soon be swamped by the reaction to Monday’s presidential debate. As a rough guide, I’d expect us to have some initial sense of how the debate has moved the numbers by Thursday or Friday based on quick-turnaround polls, and a clearer one by next Sunday or so, when an array of higher-quality polls will begin to report their post-debate results as well.

5 things to watch at the presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will meet Monday at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., for their first presidential debate — the face-to-face culmination of months of fierce political battle. They will bring their own aims and political baggage, their own styles and quirks.

ICE union endorses Trump

The union representing the nation’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and staff is throwing its support behind GOP nominee Donald Trump.

It’s the first time ever that the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council has endorsed a candidate for president, according to a statement posted on Trump’s campaign web site Monday.

Donald Trump’s rise in the polls has come after weeks in which he learned to stay out of his own way on the campaign trail. Monday’s debate could prove the ultimate test of whether the Republican presidential nominee’s new-found discipline can hold when he needs it most.

Trump’s campaign has been playing down his preparations for the event at Hofstra University, saying he isn’t interested in studying binders of policy points or holding mock debates.

Trump campaign to ramp up Colorado appearances

As the November election gets closer, Republican nominee Donald Trump is ramping up his campaign in Colorado.

Although Trump himself won’t be in the state, his children and running mate will be covering the state.

Craig Bell isn’t much thrilled with having to choose between Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.

When the 55-year-old software engineer from Columbus, Ohio, tunes in to Monday night’s debate between the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees, what he sees will be as important as what he hears.