The Note: Campaigns Play the Expectation Game Ahead of Monday's Debate

NOTABLES--CLINTON-TRUMP RACE NARROWS ON DOORSTEP OF DEBATES: The race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump has narrowed to essentially a dead heat nationally, according to the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, raising the stakes dramatically for the first presidential debate Monday night. The debate is expected to have a huge audience -- 74 percent of Americans say they plan to watch. And while eight in 10 say the debate won’t change their minds about who they will support, that leaves more than enough votes up for grabs to shift the balance in an increasingly tight contest. ...