Sure, it was tough watching Joe but how did this debate change the dynamics of November? Everybody already knows that Joe is 81 (and thanks to bombing the debate the bar for Joe has been significantly lowered.) Every non-Trumpanzie knows that Trump lies constantly and TFG did not disappoint.

So the question is do you believe that true “undecided” voters (1)even watched the debate, and (2) thought “Biden looks terrible so I’m going to vote for Putin’s bitch Trump?
This debate will barely be remembered come November. Democrats should not dump Joe because of one bad night.

No need to apologize. I'm an italophile,so 'italy' is fine. I'll answer to most anything - except pettiness. :)

First off, please accept my apologies for mangling your name up there.

And, forgive me if you've already told us but do we know your first name? Or, is italy alright with you.

How long do you think Trump will be getting a free pass in this presidential election campaign or will Dems be fretting over Biden's mental acuity until election day? ;)

But, it doesn't explain why Democrats have such a bloody hard time changing that narrative and why they can't call out the Republican cult of economic failure.

sometimes appearance becomes reality, which i think is what dan was getting at. in the public consciousness it doesn't matter how things actually are, so much as how they seem.

"I've always been myself, even when I was ill. Only now I seem myself. And that's the important thing. I have remembered how to seem. What, what."
~the madness of king George III

Even during his campaign in 2020, I read several articles about Biden's propensity to misspeak. But suddenly the chattering class is astounded!

You have hit on something, there!

The chattering class and "political media universe" and our Chris - not to mention Democrats like president Obama who openly ridiculed Biden before coming to his senses and tapping him for his running mate - have never been all in with Biden, quite the contrary, in fact. None of them, in their wildest dreams ever, ever imagined "Uncle Joe" would ever rise to the highest office in the land, not even by a long shot.

In fact, the asinine media storyline on Biden has endured for a half century. That is why it has been so easy for many of them to call for his resignation now, despite the high risks involved with such a course of action and the threat personified by Donald Trump.

As long as I've been following Biden's career, since 1987 when I became fixated on US politics, particularly US foreign policy during the Iran-Contra hearings, Biden has had a propensity to misspeak. This is nothing new, at all. It's why he was ousted from the 1988 presidential campaign during an episode of what the "political media universe" called plagiarism - he misspoke once about something without proper attribution after having spoke about it many times before on the stump WITH attribution. Once he ended that campaign, the brain aneurysm that was causing him severe headaches burst and he almost died and probably would have if he had remained in campaign mode. Anyway.

Since being elected president, I have noticed much change in Biden which can obviously be chalked up to his advancing age - mostly in the Biden I like to remember who was a strong proponent of muscular diplomacy over the war machine, notwithstanding his firm and sound decision to make a clean break with the war in Afghanistan albeit in a seemingly very haphazard way.

Partly due to there not being a clearly qualified Democrat who could step in at this very late stage, and considering that Biden still provides the starkest contrast with Trump from a character and (domestic) policy perspective, I still believe that Biden as he is today is the best option for Democrats in November. I hasten to add that all of the talk recently about the worry over Biden not being able to withstand another four years is quite disingenuous in that everyone must know that Biden need not complete an entire second term. And, a truncated second term would seem to provide the best way out of this Democratic predicament. All in all, I still believe Biden provides the best chance of preventing a second Trump term in the WH - IF Dems in all walks of life wake up and smell the coffee and get on track in a united effort to persuade voters to choose Biden - and their own futures - over another four years of Trump.

I have never been near President Biden and have no idea of his mental state. I trust his wife and family, his circle of trusted friends, and those on his campaign team to fully assess his ability to run. I wonder if Chris and the "political media universe" believe this a wide-ranging pro-Biden conspiracy to dupe the American voters.

What is stunning to me is the contrast between Republicans and Democrats in this moment. The former are going "full steam ahead" with a twice-impeached, convicted electoral loser. The latter are screaming "abandon ship" because of a single television performance.

The entire political media universe has been completely consumed with the question of whether President Joe Biden is the best candidate to take on Donald Trump, or whether he should instead gracefully step aside and allow the Democrats to nominate someone younger who might have a better chance at victory in November.

Well, if the political media universe keeps this nonsense up for much longer, it'll be hard to imagine Trump not winning.

I mean, Biden says he's not going anywhere. So, take him at his word and starting fighting against the second coming of Trump!

I think the 'it's time to go, joe' crowd make the dangerous assumption that the Democratic ticket can beat Trump with anyone but Biden. My greatest fear is that the Dems lose big in a real red wave because the party as a whole is in disarray - real disarray - after forcing out their most qualified candidate or leaving him in place, bruised and battered by his own team to the end.

The time being wasted on this nonsense is ridiculous while the other guy gets a 'welcome back to the WH free card'.

Biden has one play left to leave the naysayers behind. Ignore the ridiculousness and start campaigning hard against Trump by using incumbency for all its worth! I still think that is possible but time is running out.

And, this is one time that I'm grateful American voters don't care much about foreign policy. Although, with my luck, this will be the year they do. ;)

KLOPP TO USMNT PLEASE!

And, Biden needs to figure out how to hit hard in such an interview and not just call out Trump for all the lies the former president tells or how many counts he's been convicted on.

Hitting hard means talking about the big issues - the Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity and what that means if Trump wins; abortion rights and reproductive freedom and why Dems need to win the WH, the House and the Senate; the economy is rolling along on the right track and that progress could easily be rolled back if Trump and Republicans win - remember the Republican cult of economic failure!

What shouldn't be said again by Biden is that he "has two wars"! Not a good slogan, anyway you slice it.

As for the "Israeli" peace plan ... at least Biden said tonight that was his plan and not the Israeli's plan! But, I would steer clear away from that, too.

Looking forward to the big NATO meetings and Biden presser...

Marco!