Was Biden That Bad?

Dan Pfeiffer: “Not sure what else to say. Joe Biden was bad.”

“The President wanted this debate on this timeline. It was a high risk move. Given the dynamics of the race, I thought it was the right risk to take. But Biden didn’t deliver. He looked and sounded old. He mixed up his words and misstated his own policies. The split screen was very hard for Biden, who often seemed like he was staring off into space as opposed to looking at the camera.”

“President Biden could not clearly defend his record or prosecute the very obvious case against Trump. Yes, Trump lied incessantly with little to no pushback. Debating a shameless liar is a difficult feat, but Biden didn’t meet the very low expectations set by Trump and the Right Wing media.”

“Biden got better towards the end, but the first 20 minutes of the debate are exponentially more important than the next 70.”