As Democrats said to panic over Biden bomb, president shows no sign of backing out

CNN quotes a democratic official saying “It’s hard to argue that Biden should be our nominee,” amid reports of panic among Democrats after the US president struggled to express himself throughout the debate.

The message is repeated across the American mediasphere.

About halfway through the debate, a Democratic strategist who worked on Biden’s 2020 campaign called it a “disaster,” Reuters reports.

But publicly, Joe Biden’s campaign and those closest to him are backing the president and noting that he was on point about policy.

Vice President Kamala Harris acknowledges that her boss had a “slow start,” but insists he had a “strong finish.”

“It was a slow start, that’s obvious to everyone. I’m not going to debate that point,” she tells CNN.

However, she adds that “he got into a groove where it counted,” according to the New York Times. “Our president showed that he will win the election.”

Biden makes no mention of his performance in a short appearance at a rally following the debate.

“Let’s keep going,” he says, adding “See you at the next one.”