Here is my take on the media’s handling of the debate. They all knew Biden was slipping, and dependent on the teleprompter, and pre-submitted questions that they could put BiDone’s answers on the teleprompter. The Obama white house was exactly the same in terms of pre-scripted and dependence on teleprompter for the most part. Anyhow, there were already lots of rumbling weeks before the debate about an exodus from the democrat party. The debate came, and we were all expecting CNN to bend over backwards using production magic, biased moderators, and a slight broadcast delay, to make Trump look bad, and to make BiDone look presidential. Then, although CNN did some small things to help BiDone, they actually had a fair and honest debate. For 90 minutes they all saw the real BiDone sans teleprompter. Either on queue or due to what they had just seen, the media panicked and let slip that BiDone needed to be replaced. Now days have passed and the BiDone faction have circled the wagons, and are still trying to stem the tide of people moving to the “We have to replace him side”. The smarter Democrats know that BiDone is DONE, and he is just going to get worse as the campaign progresses. It’s not the same as 2020, since he is having a lot more difficulty reading the teleprompter, and the debate performance cannot be unseen. The smarter Democrats know they have to get rid of BiDone asap.
My guess is the donors will dry up, forcing him out. Probably happening as we speak.