Here are three things Trump should do to change the course of the presidential race and emerge the winner from his initial debate against former Vice President Joe Biden.

First, focus on the economy. That may seem strange given the 8.4% unemployment rate -- a number that is even higher in some battleground states. But voters seem generally hesitant to lay the blame for the battered economy at Trump's feet, particularly given the Covid-19 related restrictive measures put in place in parts of the country, several by Democratic and Republican governors.

In fact, they tend to see the President as the stronger candidate when it comes to dealing with the economy. A late August poll taken by SSRS for CNN revealed that the economy was the only issue that respondents thought Trump would handle better than Biden. Similarly, a recent ABC News/Washington Post survey found voters in Arizona trusting the President more on the economy by 15 points, while Floridians who were polled favored Trump on the issue by 11 points.

If Trump can focus on the economy in Tuesday's debate, he will be working from a position of some strength. He should also use the debate as an opportunity to tell voters what he will do to boost job creation and economic growth in a second term. Thus far, the President has largely avoided specifics about, for example, the tax policies he would pursue if reelected. The first debate is not only an opportunity for him to lay out some basic economic policy proposals, but to critique the jobs, tax and other economic plans laid out by Biden.

Second, be ready to talk about health care. Even if Trump doesn't turn the focus to health care, he can be sure that Biden will. Just as Trump is seen as stronger on the economy, Biden has a significant edge on health care, and many political analysts believe that this issue helped Democrats secure significant gains during the 2018 midterm elections. The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and the fact that the Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of Obamacare shortly after the election, have further escalated the urgency of the health care debate. Finally, the administration's uneven handling of Covid-19 and the inequities in the health system laid bare by the pandemic have made health care a challenging issue for Trump and many Republicans to tackle directly.

Trump and Republicans have been accused of having "no plan" when it comes to health care, even though some conservative analysts and scholars have proposed ideas of their own, including the Health Care Choices Proposal, which I have worked on and support. Trump unveiled his "America-First Healthcare Plan" this week when he issued an executive order targeting health care costs and promising, "We will protect your pre-existing conditions." In the debate on Tuesday, Trump needs to point to these efforts not only to defend against Biden's attacks, but also to give Americans a sense of the specific health care policies he would pursue, if reelected.

Finally, keep the pressure on Biden. The former

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