Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted June 30, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted June 30, 2024 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up The Biden-Trump debate was held. Now what? John Dickerson on Biden-Trump debate and next steps John Dickerson on Biden-Trump debate and next steps 02:45 One of the problems with presidential debates is they never really get at the complexity of the kinds of decisions presidents actually have to make in office. But Joe Biden’s performance in the first debate now presents him with a presidential-level choice: to stay in the race, or drop out. Like all presidential decisions, there is no clear path, and the decision must be made by one solitary person. As in many presidential choices, wisdom might lie in ignoring the pundits and the editorial boards, focusing on the long game. Voters don’t care about performance reviews; they care about positions, on issues like ********* and protecting democracy. Plus, Trump’s legal troubles will continue to unfold, returning focus in the race to him. But also like all presidential decisions, ego can get in the way of the greater good. Polls show Donald Trump’s record – presidential and ********* – has not been enough to make voters ******* him. On the other hand, voters tell pollsters Biden’s age does concern them. The debate, where the president meandered and wandered, did not dispel that issue. Leaving the race would, putting more attention on the existential danger Biden says Trump represents. Trump’s debate answers give evidence to Biden’s case, lying with abandon on topics big and small. But more dangerous was the former president’s habit of believing entire fantasies around the fictitious stolen 2020 election and the events of January 6th. Not only do those delusions undermine democracy, but they suggest a mind that prefers fictions to inconvenient facts – a disastrous mental response for a job that presents you with one inconvenient fact after another. When President Biden has been asked about voter concerns over his age, he has said, “Watch me.” They did. Now he must look in the mirror and make a presidential decision: Will he be the agent, or the impediment, to what he says brought him into the race in the first place: keeping Donald Trump from office? Story produced by Sari Aviv. Editor: Carol Ross. John Dickerson John Dickerson is the anchor of “The Daily Report with John Dickerson,” CBS News chief political analyst, senior national correspondent and a contributor to “CBS Sunday Morning.” He also serves as an anchor of CBS News election coverage and political special reports. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Presidential Debate, Debate, Joe Biden, Donald Trump #BidenTrump #debate #held This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/54921-the-biden-trump-debate-was-held-now-what/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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