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why isn't anyone calling for Trump to drop out.
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The difference is that Biden has markedly declined from previous performances. He spent most of that night stumbling, mumbling, and struggling to speak clearly, none of which is his stutter, because a stutter is a very specific speech impediment. He was downright difficult to understand on average, and flat out unintelligible at worst. Even when he got riled up, like with the losers and suckers remark, it sounded like he was having trouble forming word sounds accurately, like he has dysarthria. Even in carefully curated campaign material, like asking for donations, he sounds out of breath and like he's struggling to speak clearly.
I'd like to see him on his upcoming interview all well and rested and then we can compare.
Sure, I'd welcome Biden changing my mind on this.
I think it's a little alarming that his last international travel was almost two weeks pre-debate and that left him tired enough to perform badly. And by badly, I mean the worst debate performance I've seen ever, and I've been watching since Bush/Kerry. I also don't think it bodes well that he hasn't yet done any big interviews or press conferences to show that it really was just a fluke, which seems like a fairly easy thing to do if he really is actually fine. I would feel much better about his odds of beating Trump if he could start reliably doing public speaking at a similar quality to what he displayed in 2020, which remains to be seen a whole week later.
This is the real problem. This election is likely to be close either way, a Biden that can't make appearances in battleground states before the election is not going to do well.