Trump more alert than Biden in debate

 NY Times:

Six Takeaways From the First Biden-Trump Presidential Debate

Former President Donald J. Trump made wild assertions and false statements, but also seized on President Biden’s shakiness

And National Review:

 ‘Confronting a Crisis:’ Democrats Panic after Biden’s Disastrous Debate

...

 There’s no way to sugarcoat this for Democrats. President Joe Biden’s debate performance will go down as one of the worst onstage appearances by a sitting incumbent in modern political memory —  to the point where Democrats are already floating the idea that the president should step aside before his party’s mid-August nominating convention in Chicago.

...

Politico:

 Dems freak out over Biden’s debate performance: ‘Biden is toast’

One prominent operative texted, “Time for an open convention.”

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 The alarm bells for Democrats started ringing the second Biden started speaking in a haltingly hoarse voice. Minutes into the debate, he struggled to mount an effective defense of the economy on his watch and flubbed the description of key health initiatives he’s made central to his reelection bid, saying “we finally beat Medicare” and incorrectly stating how much his administration lowered the price of insulin. He talked himself into a corner on Afghanistan, bringing up his administration’s botched withdrawal unprompted. He repeatedly mixed up “billion” and “million,” and found himself stuck for long stretches of the 90-minute debate playing defense.

And when he wasn’t speaking, he stood frozen behind his podium, mouth agape, his eyes wide and unblinking for long stretches of time.

...

It should have no surprise for the Democrats.  It was a repeat of his recent performances in public where his cognitive decline is hard to ignore.  The Democrats' real problem is they have no obvious good replacement.  Kamla Harris is also an embarrassment.  There may be some Democrat governor who has a good record they could bring in but I do not think Gavin Newsom would be much better since his state has actually been in a decline especially compared to Texas and Florida.

See also:

Media Expect Biden to Have ‘Medical Emergency’ at Debate, Demand Studio Access

'The pool is there for the 'what ifs?' in a world where the unexpected does happen. ... We don't know how this will play out in real time...'

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