Ahead of the debate: Trump and Clinton face off in N.Y.

High expectations and high stakes as presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton take the debate stage.

Monday night will be the first of three debates with six weeks left to go until November.

Matt Revel, chairman of the Sussex County Young Republicans, says he hopes the debate will build momentum for Trump as the campaign heads into November.

“I’m sure he’s going to be fleshing out the policy proposals that he has proposed throughout this campaign so far, and I think that’s what voters are really going to be looking for too. Just to hear a more fleshed out description,” explains Revel.

The 90-minute debate will cover three topics: “America’s Direction”, “Achieving Prosperity”, and “Securing America”.

Both Clinton and Trump will have to tackle their own challenges.

Mitch Crane, chairman of the Sussex County Democratic Committee, says he thinks Clinton will work to present herself as trustworthy.

“If they come up with…’Well, as Secretary of State she allowed all of these things to happen and didn’t save people in Benghazi’ then maybe she has to say something like…this is not the TV show Madame Secretary,” says Crane. “Secretary of State cannot order troops.”

As for Trump, Crane argues viewers need to focus not on what he says he’s going to do but rather, what he will do to deliver promises.

“Mr. Trump, how you are going to? I believe you want to. I believe you want to make america great again, lower taxes and take care of the middle class and do all of these great things. How are you going to do that?” questions Crane.

Regardless of the what and the how, Revel tells 47ABC he believes Trump has the temperament and knowledge to be president.

“His supporters are very passionate,” he says. “I think they’re going to stick with him through thick and thin, as am I, so really it’s just hearing more of what he has to say about what he has already said.”

According to a poll by Washington Post and ABC News, Clinton has a narrow lead over Trump at 46 percent and 44 percent, respectively.