WG Economy: The State Of Joe Biden:
Hope Isn't A Strategy
WG Economy | David Winston
July 10, 2024
For today's WG Economy, we are sending David's latest Roll Call Column The State Of Joe Biden: Hope Isn't A Strategy.
President Joe Biden's debate performance on June 27 is likely now the most memorable of any candidate's effort in the history of presidential debates. This surpasses Al Gore in 2000 and Donald Trump in 2020. Even Biden himself has described it as a "bad night."
But it was more than that, as Biden now finds himself trying to salvage his candidacy while Washington has become consumed with whether the president can hold on to the nomination. If he manages to survive, he will immediately face another big question. What will happen in the rematch on Sept. 10?
Going into the first debate, there were already concerns about how Biden would do given the increasing number of public appearances in which he seemed to struggle to find his words or his footing, literally. As the gaffes became more frequent, not surprisingly, this has led to more questions about his physical health and his cognitive state. That put the age issue front and center for the debate. It didn't go well.
