Good WaPo story confirming that doubts about Biden aren’t just about his debate performance but the botched 48 hours after the debate (beyond his North Carolina rally): www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The Biden campaign probably just needs to wait for the polls to normalize. The public already thought he was old, so it doesn’t necessarily change the fundamentals of the race.
Old yes, but did they think he was so old as to have trouble functioning well, either now or for much longer?
Or maybe it's helping keep leaning undecideds high, who may stay hone instead?
I’m not sure. People staying home seems like it would be more of a problem, but for marginal Democrats and inconsistent voters. Memory of these events fade more quickly than people realize. For example, Hillary Clinton might have won if the Comey letter had been sent two weeks earlier.
It eventually becomes old news and people adjust and it becomes baked in to the race and people’s opinion. If Biden can quell his party and get them in line, rank-and-file Democrats will likely fall in line with them. Trump as a threat and object of hatred is a hard pull on everyone.
If polls have been back to normal, elite arguments get weaker. Biden himself stated publically he would only drop out if God himself told him to. No one can force him to leave the race.
