There is only one takeaway from last night's debate. Joe Biden is not a viable presidential candidate. He's too old. While he has yet to succumb to full-blown dementia, he is greatly diminished; one might say "addled." He spent most of last night spaced-out, his speech almost slurred. In the ballyhooed heated exchange with Kamala Harris over his fond memories of palling around with Old South segregationists in the U.S. Senate, Biden seemed agitated to the point of muttering gibberish.
The bottom line here is that Biden belongs in assisted living not the White House. If he's this bad now, what's he going to be like in two years?
The mainstream media is predictably booming Kamala Harris' performance. She was better than I expected. Less canned than a Beto, Buttigieg or a Booker. But she is what she is: A shill for oligarchy.
Even if Democratic voters come to their senses and start to abandon Biden, all will not transfer their allegiance to the same candidate, let's say, Kamala Harris. Some will migrate to Buttigieg, some Beto, some Elizabeth Warren; some even to Bernie.
Biden's candidacy was meant to solve the problem of the splintered Democratic field. He's an old familiar face that, it was thought, most Democrats would turn to in uncertain times. If Biden's poll numbers come back down to earth, the problem of a splintered base returns. A brokered convention becomes more likely.
Bernie is positioned better than other candidates because his core support is much more solid.
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