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/Maladal 6d ago

Didn't they already agree to the second debate in September?

If the GOP believes Biden is weak they'd want to repeat this performance again closer to their election no?

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u/DUNDER_KILL 6d ago

It would stupid of them to do so, because Biden was so bad yesterday it's unlikely he'll be like that again. It would be giving him an opportunity to redeem himself. But I mean I hope they do, you never know what Trump might decide.

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u/nvrquit 6d ago

Uhh do you know how age works? You don't gain mental faculties back after you've lost them. BIDEN WILL ONLY GET WORSE, JUST LIKE HE HAS OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS! It is time to stop the charade Biden is fine. BIDEN is only as good as his worst day, and I'm sure yesterday wasn't even his worst day yet.

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u/DUNDER_KILL 6d ago

He literally sounded better this morning. How can someone only be as good as his worst day? Also if you apply that logic to the other candidate it's even worse lmao so I'm still camp Biden. Trump's worst days (that we know of) include raping, lying, and other terrible shit.

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u/Brilliant-Diver8138 5d ago

Sundowning. One was a debate at 9:00 PM where he was required to process and respond to information in real-time and the other was a prepared speech read off of a teleprompter in the morning.

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u/nvrquit 6d ago

Stop comparing to Trump. Trump won't win Biden voters, they will instead just stay home. This was Biden's race to lose and showing out like that is feeding right into the rights narrative.

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u/CollapsibleFunWave 5d ago

I find that to be really odd considering Trump tried to outright steal the election with eventual support from his party.

If you want to be sure you'll even have the option to cast a vote that counts in the future, you should vote against Trump.