Biden Has a Big Decision to Make

Walter Shapiro: “More than a half century after he was elected to the Senate and in the midst of his fourth presidential race, Joe Biden should spend the weekend facing up to the biggest decision of his political career.”

“After an uninspiring, wavering, hoarse-voiced debate performance in which he constantly failed to halt Donald Trump’s torrent of lies, it is time for Biden to face up to the reality of his 81 years. The president, away from his aides and enablers, should ask himself the blunt question: ‘Can I save American democracy by beating Trump?'”

“Judging from his performance in the historically early debate that Biden sought, the answer, sadly, is ‘no.’ In the most important moment in the campaign, Biden came across as old and weak. These images are so much more telling than the fact that that Trump couldn’t complete a sentence without telling at least three bold-faced lies.”