Welcome to the most important week of the campaign

There are 36 days left until Election Day, and that means that every day matters. But the next five days matter more than most when it comes to the races final outcome.

Heres why: There are two seminal events in the campaign this week — the first presidential debate on Wednesday night and the release of the September jobs report on Friday morning.
Yes, we know — and have written about — the fact that the general election debates in a presidential race may be less than meets the eye. And, yes, we know that the economy may well be a settled issue for most voters already — a phenomenon expertly documented by BuzzFeeds Ben Smith.