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The unfortunate truth is that Biden should withdraw from the race, for the good of the nation he has served so admirably for half a century,
said The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the leading newspaper in the key southern political battleground state of Georgia I know I’m not a young man. I don’t walk as easy as I used to. I don’t speak as smoothly as I used to. I don’t debate as well as I used to, but I know what I do know: I know how to tell the truth!”
On Friday, the day after the debate, Biden told supporters He’s a decent man. He’s a failed president. He is compromised. That’s the story line here. That’s what the world saw, a compromised president.”
Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, said of President Biden on CNN Joe Biden should continue to run on his record. I do believe that we will find him when contrasted with the record of the four years of Trump to be exactly what we need going forward,
But the fact is, I don't really believe that because he [Biden] does better in polls than any of the Democrats they're talking about.
Many people are saying that after last night's performance, that Joe Biden is leaving the race.
At his rally in Chesapeake, Virginia the day after the debate, Trump said We're going to officially play in the state of New Jersey. We're going to win New Jersey,
he told the roaring crowd If President Trump wants to waste money in New Jersey, that's on him. But I know the energy in my state—the people want something different and they're absolutely exhausted by what Trump represents."
The fact that other Democrats fare similarly to Biden against Trump suggests that this election is ultimately a referendum on Trump,
Thomas Gift, an associate professor of political science and director of the Centre on U.S. Politics at University College London, previously told Newsweek In a nutshell, you had Biden having a difficult time speaking the truth about a number of issues in a way that would be interesting and compelling,
Bernie Porn, a pollster for EPIC-MRA, told the Free Press Given what happened [during the debate], I would not be surprised if that becomes a greater problem, where the Biden campaign needs to focus some of their efforts on dissuading people from moving for Kennedy,
If Joe goes, that will be decided in the next week. He has a week to prove himself,
The whole thing doesn't pass the smell test. There were whispers for weeks that 'Joe's going down at the debate'."
An anonymous source commented Obama is probably the only person aside from his wife and sister who Biden will listen to,
Gretchen was the first to act. Now the floodgates have been opened."
After last night's debate, he said, 'You know Jill, I don't know what happened. I didn't feel that great.'
Jill Biden acknowledged her husband's poor performance, telling reporters on Friday To serve his country, President Biden should leave the race,
The New York Times editorial board wrote Following the debate That is no longer a sufficient rationale for why Mr. Biden should be the Democratic nominee this year.”
Dropping out is Biden’s most patriotic option,
The Atlantic said Saturday Research during the debate shows us converting more undecided voters than Trump did, in large part because of his conduct on January 6,