You know what? Go on about Biden's age and debate performance. Me? I'll focus on the existential threat that Donald Trump and his minions represent. We all have limited time and energy. Do you really want to spend July and August talking about Biden's infirmity? Do you really think this is helping?
I'm a brain doc (Consultation-Liaison psych).
For *years* Trump has shown uninterrupted, increasingly severe cognitive symptoms: he's incapable of linear thought *at baseline*.
Whatever disrupted Biden's linear thought in the debate is at worst intermittent.
Bonus: he's not an overt fascist.
The problem with this argument is that you’re assuming people vote rationally. The perception, especially among low information voters, is that Biden is impaired and Trump isn’t and Biden certainly isn’t doing much to dispel that.
Agree re emotive basis of affinity & “in group” identity: @georgelakoff.bsky.social & colleagues’ work re this is powerful.
For decades DNC ignored it w catastrophic results (Emotions? We’ll do West Wing! smh).
Logistics confine Dems to JB or my SF DA KH.
RNC will destroy her w Willie Brown history.
