The Debate Between Presidents

Here are some article titles from tonight's Politico, to give you a flavor of how the presidential debate was viewed by a outlet that normally likes Joe Biden.

• Democrats really have no way to spin this
• Dems freak out over Biden’s debate performance: ‘Biden is toast’
• Here's how Democrats could replace Biden
• ‘WTF’: Panicked Dems start looking for alternatives to Biden
• How Trump Shockingly Thrived With the New Debate Rules
• ‘A turning point’: US allies wince at Biden debate performance

There you see the outline of a master class in how to react to a debacle. In retrospect this outcome seems to have been almost inevitable.

I will have a additional thoughts tomorrow.