"Democrats move to replace Biden after \u2018disastrous\u2019 debate with Trump"

" Democrats move to replace Biden after \u2018disastrous\u2019 debate with Trump \r\n\r\nThe Democratic party has been thrown into a full-blown panic about the 2024 general election by a disastrous debate performance from a meandering and mumbling Joe Biden, Daily Mail reports.\r\n\r\nBehind the scenes, there are calls to replace the 81-year-old president on the ticket after his dismal showing against Donald Trump on Thursday night, where he lost his train of thought and stumbled over his words multiple times.\r\n\r\nImmediately after taking the stage, Biden\u2019s voice was hoarse, and he repeatedly cleared his throat, and he continued to go downhill during the 90-minute primetime face-off on CNN.\r\n\r\nAt times, the president looked blankly into the camera or down at his notes while Trump was speaking.\r\n\r\nDavid Axelrod, the former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama conceded that Biden\u2019s first performance was damaging right from the beginning of a debate that has sent shockwaves through the liberals.\r\n\r\n\u201cI think there was a sense of shock actually how he came out at the beginning of the debate, how his voice sounded, he seemed a little disoriented,\u201d he said on CNN, noting there would be \u2018discussions\u2019 in the party after the debate about whether Biden should continue his run for reelection.\r\n\r\nAxelrod said that Biden\u2019s performance confirmed people\u2019s fears about his age and ability to serve another four years.\r\n\r\nBiden also struggled at times to finish his sentences or complete a talking point before trying to move on.\r\n\r\nCNN moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash repeatedly reminded him to use the rest of his time, when he cut his answers and responses to Trump short.\r\n\r\nKate Bedingfeld, a former White House communications director for Joe Biden also panned the performance from her former boss.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt was a really disappointing debate performance from Joe Biden,\u2019 she said. \u2018I don\u2019t think there is any other way to slice it.\u201d\r\n\r\nActivist and CNN commentator Van Jones said that even though he \u2018loved\u2019 Joe Biden, he described the debate as \u2018painful.\u2019\r\n\r\n\u201cThere are people who are going to want to see him consider taking a different course now,\u2019 Van Jones said. \u2018We\u2019re still far from our convention and there is time for this party to figure out a different way forward if he will allow us to do that but that was not what we needed from Joe Biden.\u2019\r\n\r\nOther Democratic strategists not connected with the Biden campaign agreed.\r\n\r\n\u201cI don\u2019t know if high-level conversations are happening right now about Biden\u2019s concerning performance, but it would be political malpractice to pretend tonight advanced the Biden campaign,\u2019 wrote MSNBC contributor and Democratic strategist Max Burns on social media.\r\n\r\nOther Democrats reacted anonymously to reporters to signal their shock about Biden\u2019s performance.\r\n\r\nProminent Democrat texts: \u2018Gavin please\u2026\u2019 wrote New York Times reporter Kenneth Vogel.\r\n\r\nCNN host Kasie Hunt wrote on social media that Democrats were \u2018nearly beside themselves watching this debate\u2019 after coming to terms with Biden\u2019s demeanor.\r\n\r\nShe detailed texts from prominent Democrats on CNN.\r\n\r\n\u201cIf I was Gavin (Newsom) or Gretchen (Whitmer), I\u2019d be making calls tonight,\u2019 one Democrat told her. Another wrote simply \u2018we are f***d.\u201d\r\n\r\nOther Democrats voiced their panic on social media, urging the party to be honest about their chances.\r\n\r\n\u201cTexts from family and friends, all Democrats who despise Trump, are extremely concerning. You cannot just spin this and ignore the fact that this is not going well for our side,\u2019 wrote former New York City council member Jimmy Van Bramer on social media.\r\n\r\nMSNBC\u2019s Nicole Wallace said the conversation about replacing Biden was \u2018live and active at the highest levels of the Democratic party.\u2019\r\n\r\nMSNBC\u2019s Joy Reid agreed, noting her phone was buzzing throughout the debate from texts from Democrats.\r\n\r\n\u201cThe universal reaction was somewhere approaching panic,\u2019 she said, adding they were \u2018very concerned\u2019 about Biden appearing feeble and weak.\u201d\r\n\r\nBiden spokesman Andrew Bates reacted on social media by dismissing hand-wringing Democrats.\r\n\r\n\u201cWe have plenty of experience offering backbone transplants,\u2019 he wrote, praising Biden for making a \u2018strong argument for his vision\u2019 during the debate.\u201d"

"Democrats move to replace Biden after \u2018disastrous\u2019 debate with Trump"

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