r/politics • u/wsj The Wall Street Journal • 6d ago

I oversee the WSJ’s Washington bureau. Ask me anything about last night’s debate, where things stand with the 2024 election and what could happen next. AMA-Finished

President Biden’s halting performance during last night’s debate with Donald Trump left the Democratic Party in turmoil. You can watch my video report on the debate and read our coverage on how party officials are now trying to sort through the president’s prospects. 

We want to hear from you. What questions do you have coming out of the debate? 

What questions do you have about the election in general? 

I’m Damian Paletta, The Wall Street Journal’s Washington Coverage Chief, overseeing our political reporting. Ask me anything.

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Edit, 3:00pm ET: I'm wrapping up now, but wanted to say a big thanks to everyone for jumping in and asking so many great questions. Sorry I couldn't answer them all! We'll continue to write about the fallout from the debate as well as all other aspects of this unprecedented election, and I hope you'll keep up with our reporting. Thanks, again.

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u/TheTaoOfOne 6d ago

I'm not sure why it's even a question of who to support.

Our choices are between someone who occasionally struggles to answer questions but is well intentioned, or someone who will outright lie about everything and who wants to be a day-1 dictator.

Why are we pretending like Trump is even close to being a moral or better choice?

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u/Old-Working3807 6d ago

I'm worried Biden is so far gone he could wake up one day having one of those dementia episodes where people think they're children again. I think it's a realistic possibility that the guy would approve a nationwide ban on abortion if it was on his desk because he's having a dementia moment and thinks he's in the 1980s when Joe was pro-life Joe.

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u/TheTaoOfOne 6d ago

This is why it's important to have someone in place who has a cabinet that is also functional. Not a bunch of his kids and sycophants.

I'd much rather trust that someone like Harris would step up and take the reigns than trust Trump to do the right thing. He's the reason after all why a nationwide abortion ban is even possible right now.