r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 • 4d ago

'Chill The F**k Out': John Fetterman Urges Democrats To Stick With Joe Biden | The Pennsylvania senator reminded panicked Democrats on Friday that he too had a bad debate once, yet he went on to win his Senate seat.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-debate-john-fetterman_n_667ea850e4b0415858d6a2f1
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u/Ok_Abrocoma_2805 4d ago

Yeah and the people brushing it off as “it’s just a cold” are huffing copium. They need to read a transcript of some of what Biden said last night. A lot of it was literally nonsensical. Biden looked confused, tired, and scared. Having a sore throat doesn’t cause all that.

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u/seasiren_666 4d ago

to be fair, sicknesses actually do affect the elderly much different. a simple UTI can cause delirium.

(not at all saying this is what happened, but they are super old so things will affect them differently)

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u/Ok_Abrocoma_2805 4d ago

You’re definitely correct. But that’s not reassuring to voters, that their president is so old and feeble that we have to worry about his physical and mental stamina if he gets a common cold or a UTI, something a non-elderly person could get through no problem. I say this as someone who will vote for Biden but it’s not inspiring confidence.

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u/Seamus-Archer 4d ago

If there’s a second debate it could be game changing. If Biden comes out just as flat it confirms suspicions that he’s old and feeble, if he comes out swinging and coherent then it’s easier to brush off the first debate as being sick or whatever. The undecided voters need confirmation that Biden is the guy or they may sit the election out and hand it to Trump.

A single bad debate performance isn’t the end of a campaign but Biden can’t have this be his only showing between now and Election Day, he has to convince people last night was the exception and not the norm.