One of the networks showed him at an event after the debate and he was the normal Joe. Strong voice and seemed much more with it. Weird.
During the debate I think he was overstimulated.
He had voices talking in his ear, imho he had contact lenses with video feeds and then he had notes as well.
With dementia under the right conditions the brain just “shuts off”—sometimes for a second or two, sometimes for much longer.
Then it can snap back.
It drives relatives crazy—because they never know what to expect at any given moment.
Earlier in the day and he had his Teleprompter to tell him what to say.