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Biden had a cold. The CNN set up was not helpful.

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Yeah the debate format didn’t favor him. I actually think he would’ve fed off an audience. Also, I think his debate prep team had him focused too much on facts and figures and not enough on performance. If they just had him rested up and ready to bring fire, I think he would’ve done better than the rigorous debate prep they put him through

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Totally agree.

Thank you for your daily steady clarity and insight.

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And thanks for all your support Marie!

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My neighbor asked me about the NY opinion that Biden should step aside - I told her absolutely not, he's been a great president, it's early days yet and we'll lose voters if someone else put forward. She thanked me and later told me she just ordered her Biden yard sign.

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That’s cool! I think there are merits to both arguments, but typically from what I’ve always seen, the immediate aftermath of something like this is always the most reactionary and it’s best to give it time and make data driven decisions. I think we’ll see a lot of polling on this in the coming weeks. I think a lot of people feel the way you do tho

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Thanks, Ahmed. I’ve been reading the responses all day, and I’m going to take a break and socialize to re-group. Definitely need to keep the focus on saving democracy.

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For sure. Yeah it’s been a wild back and forth. Worth taking a breather for sure

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