I hate to be the bearer of bad news but if you want to save your teeth...

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57. They can't. It was a mistake. And that debate was damaging because

when Biden performed so poorly after being absent from the public eye for such a long time, it gave the perception that the crap republicans had been posting online about senile Joe that democrats had long been defending as hogwash was absolutely true.

Everyone was expecting Joe to wipe the floor with Trump. Instead, Trump wiped the floor with Biden. Even though Trump is a horrible human being who probably didn't manage to tell the truth on one single answer. He sounded strong, and rational, and calm and put together. Joe sounded... not good. And the fact that he sounded so scattered and unable to get himself together and unable to perform well only served to support what many people had been saying: that Joe's people were hiding him. That he couldn't do the job. That he shouldn't be running.

Did Biden do a great job as president in office? Absolutely, 100%. I also think he had a team of qualified people who may have been helping him fill in and cover and rough places where he was starting to slip.

I think our candidates going into 2028 are not going to be able to avoid this question. It isn't just Biden. Fitness to serve is being asked with regards to Trump, Fetterman, it was asked with Diane Feinstein. It is a fair question to ask. It's especially a fair question to ask when you are talking about the presidency, and when we are looking at Biden's presidency followed by Trump's, the two oldest presidents we've ever had, and two men who have had cognitive issues of varying degrees,, depending on what you believe, this is something voters care about. I think voters will be less willing to elect someone older than 70 going forward, but that's just me. I think medical history, such as Fetterman's may be more closely scrutinized, but that's just me.