73% of viewers has serious concerns about his age.
Remember he demanded this debate because he was *behind* in the polls. It was supposed to make things better.
A large percentage of people had concerns about his age before, and "being concerned about his age" doesn't tell anything about how it will affect their vote intention.
These conversations are absolutely maddening. Swapping the top of the ticket in fucking July is an insane desperation move and not something you do because "he dropped two points after the debate and voters say they're concerned about his age". Every candidate has weaknesses!
You don't get to swap him out for Generic Perfect Democrat #5 Who's Guaranteed to Win, you almost certainly swap him for Harris, risking major intraparty conflict among people who wanted a brokered convention or something, and then Harris has her own baggage too.
You swap him for Harris, whom we all voted for as his successor. And who can reliably make it from the beginning to the end of a sentence in a way that others can comprehend.
I agree that if we were to swap him it would have to be Harris, but you're saying this like it's some totally obvious thing all Democrats are going to agree with and rally behind and you're absolutely fucking wrong about that
All the lefties who are calling for him to drop out are going to be pissed about Harris automatically getting handed the torch and I guarantee they will be griping about it until election day.
Nothing is easy about this. I know all of the problems. I submit that having a candidate who can reliably speak in a way that is comprehensible by others is worth it.
