Posted on 06/30/2024 1:09:52 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Arguably it was a blip. The poll taken after the debate showed that he lost about 2% and Trump gained about 1%. People have decided who they will vote for and there isn’t much that can change their minds. That actually is a good thing. It makes it less likely Biden will be replaced.
Predictable tactic of damage control is first, to minimize the damage, interpret it as insignificant, and move on as if nothing has happened. Just a bad night, everyone has one; just had a cold, so wasn’t at his best; Pay no attention to the blank stare and half open mouth— just a sign he was a little tired after a week of vigorous over preparing. Y’all know the drill.
The Biden meltdown is something the public had not seen so clearly before. If a 2% drop in polls corresponds to the actual vote in November, only 2% of the voters care if the person entrusted with making decisions about a nuclear attack can communicate verbally.
There is a long time before the election. I suspect even that 2% drop will wither before the election.
Some voters already knew before the debate that the media was gaslighting about Biden’s dementia. I would like to believe that the debate showed “10 to 4” Biden to millions of voters who had not faced the fact that in the event of a nuclear attack, he might not be able to even communicate with others. Maybe I am naive.
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