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  • The Secret Pod makes an emergency appearance to work through last night's terrible performance by Biden and to urge the Democratic Party to do the responsible thing in this moment.
    show notes
    Claire McCaskill on Biden's performance: x.com/brianstelter/status/180...
    Tim's playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/0dA...
    0:00 - Intro
    1:46 - Donald Trump’s Bad Debate Performance
    8:06 - Grading Debate Performance
    12:47 - Aspen Ideas Festival Watching Debate
    17:10 - Post-Debate Focus Groups
    18:48 - Embarrassment Over Biden’s Performance
    22:15 - Joe Biden’s Accomplishments as President
    25:10 - Biden’s Inner Circle Counseling After Debate
    29:26 - Pod Save America
    30:04 - Biden’s Failure to Make the Case Against trump
    31:35 - The Path Forward
    37:22 - Who Could Replace Joe Biden
    43:15 - What Can Joe Biden Do
    50:30 - Possibility of Open Convention
    51:38 - Hakeem Jeffries Response to Biden’s Debate Performance
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  • @ellatgrasso2096
    @ellatgrasso2096 Před 3 dny +844

    I would vote for a turkey wrap over Donald Trump. If Biden was bedridden and nonverbal I would still vote for him.

  • @courtneyashley7732
    @courtneyashley7732 Před 3 dny +608

    Biden had a horrible night but an excellent presidency. He is still my guy!!! Biden/Harris 2024!!!💙💙💙

    • @laurameans7904
      @laurameans7904 Před 3 dny +16

      I AGREE 💯💯💯🇺🇸

    • @tamarrafisher9648
      @tamarrafisher9648 Před 3 dny +12

      💙💙💙 And he had a cold, Please stay BLUE ❤

    • @djbille4283
      @djbille4283 Před 3 dny +9

      I agree!! Democracy, not Hitlerism!!!!

    • @rs-wj1sm
      @rs-wj1sm Před 3 dny +10

      @@laurameans7904 Yes! Watch his NC speech it was wonderful - the Biden we love!

    • @mjl9002
      @mjl9002 Před 3 dny +14

      Biden's debate-prep team blew it big time. He was not well-rested and alert - and was so over-coached, he could hardly remember any of their complex talking points they tried to cram into him. This stage was his one best chance to show vigor and leadership qualities. He didn't - and I blame his prep team for lying to him and to themselves

  • @aaronbaker-zn2xe
    @aaronbaker-zn2xe Před 3 dny +115

    My wife is very non political, never sees any of that type of content or cares. She watched the entire debate with me, I was extremely concerned watching Biden's performance, she on the other hand was so shocked by how terrible trump is and what a liar that she is telling me she'd vote Biden a million times over.

    • @jedheart8059
      @jedheart8059 Před 2 dny +13

      This guy on Tok Tok said his 8 year old son was watching, knowing nothing really. But his son was calling Trump a Liar.

    • @marthewilliams5
      @marthewilliams5 Před 2 dny +9

      Thanks for sharing! Im so impressed with your wife. Im impressed with your respect for her observations and impressions

    • @marthewilliams5
      @marthewilliams5 Před 2 dny

      Waaaay to much hyperbole here bulwarks. Way too much bedwetting. This is a really bad take and call on y’all’s part. shame on you for turning your backs on Joe Biden over one silly debate. Debates are not governing. Biden has a good governing record. Trump has a dismal governing record. We aren’t just voting for one man we’re voting for an entire administration. We are voting to save democracy. That’s what should be highlighted in this podcast. Biden was totally incapable? It’s just astounding to compare y’all’s reactions to other cooler heads. You could have waited for a day or two, but nope. You had to jump in right away to traffic your subjective feels before checking the background facts and the collective response, which it turns out, is less intense than your overreactions. Y’all owe Joe Biden and those who intend to stay with him a sincere apology. You should have kept level heads,highlight the dangerous things trump said and will do and say trump should step down. it’s just June. It’s only one debate. Y’all are helping Trump here. You’re also insulting the people who are going to stick with Biden, and know better…andwin this election. Stop, wringing your hands bowl, work, roll up your sleeves and do better. Look around at all the other never Trump exRepublicans who are hanging in there with Biden. They are solution oriented. Not quitters like y’all.

    • @ironmaiden3812
      @ironmaiden3812 Před dnem

      What did your wife say about Biden lies?

    • @entitlementkid
      @entitlementkid Před dnem +3

      @@ironmaiden3812 troll

  • @sbeckwit
    @sbeckwit Před 2 dny +58

    I do not need to worship my president. I will vote for Democracy and its evolution forward. I will do that because I love my children. That is all.

    • @entitlementkid
      @entitlementkid Před dnem +3

      That’s a damn great reason, probably the best! Keeping it simple and to the point. For the Democracy for our children’s sake.

    • @DanielinLaTuna
      @DanielinLaTuna Před dnem +2

      Well said, my brother/sister

    • @siobhansignet5256
      @siobhansignet5256 Před 22 hodinami +1

      While I completely agree with your opinion and your perspective - many people in this country do not. They are see Trump as a viable option and we need to have a someone who can make the case to those who are persuade-ables.

    • @sbeckwit
      @sbeckwit Před 22 hodinami +1

      @@siobhansignet5256 I very much appreciate your well-considered and civil response to my comment. I would point your attention to the record of the Biden administration regarding action to address the excesses of neoliberal policies enacted over the last four decades. In my country, these policies have taken from the middle-class and pointed the blame at the less-advantaged to enrich the moneyed. Our undeniable, national history of racism, and normal human fear of rapid technological change has been weaponized in this effort to blind good people to who the real predators are. I understand why people see Trump as the wrecking ball they hope will cure the problem. That's the way with despots. A lot of people are going to be hurt before this ends.
      Your friend,
      Steve

  • @chm818
    @chm818 Před 4 dny +936

    I am voting for the future of American Democracy, NOT Trump!

    • @amandaemerson753
      @amandaemerson753 Před 3 dny +26

      I am proud to stand with you!!!

    • @chronic_payne5669
      @chronic_payne5669 Před 3 dny +29

      We’re all voting against Trump, and not for Biden. People we’ve got to acknowledge how pathetic this is for the country, continuously voting against Republicans, instead of FOR Democrats.

    • @brucesheppard2156
      @brucesheppard2156 Před 3 dny +8

      When did he ever answer the commentator I don't remember one time.

    • @USBBenson
      @USBBenson Před 3 dny +4

      I really appreciate this!!
      I'm from another country. One where I could vote for (and be a member of) parties that were closer to my personal opinions than you could possibly dream of in a two-party system. Small country but 10-12 parties in parliament at any time.
      So I get the fundamental desire to just vote for the one guy who may not ruin the system completely. I would definitely vote for Biden as well, but what hit me yesterday during the "debate" was that, I personally would not be able to any longer go out and knock on doors or do any other sort of campaigning for Biden. I just wouldn't be able to

    • @nancychandler367
      @nancychandler367 Před 3 dny +17

      Same voting for Biden 🇺🇸

  • @trippeddownthestairs8238
    @trippeddownthestairs8238 Před 3 dny +306

    A focus group of undecided Latino voters for Univision actually said that Biden won the debate last night. They thought that Donald Trump was a lying mad man, and Joe Biden actually answered the questions and offered solutions to problems.

    • @lisal9829
      @lisal9829 Před 3 dny +25

      GREAT news! Thank you.

    • @nancychandler367
      @nancychandler367 Před 3 dny +15

      That's interesting. Those who are bilingual can tell the difference between little gaffs and substance.

    • @belkyhernandez8281
      @belkyhernandez8281 Před 3 dny +9

      We're they Spanish speakers? I actually think what he said sounded better in Spanish because you couldn't hear his raspy low voice or stuttering.

    • @frostfree7
      @frostfree7 Před 3 dny +16

      With the group of uncommitted voters in Michigan that were interviewed by Laura Coates after the debate, six said they were more inclined towards Biden, five for Trump and one abstention.

    • @asaluk3149
      @asaluk3149 Před 3 dny +2

      Nice, but anecdotal.

  • @amsewing
    @amsewing Před 3 dny +22

    Never Trump, registered Republican here. I didn't vote Trump in 2016 and 2020. I sure as hell won't vote Trump in 2024. NEVER TRUMP! Vote blue💙

    • @batmarlowe
      @batmarlowe Před 17 hodinami

      Boy, do I wish there were more people who had your wisdom.

  • @sbeckwit
    @sbeckwit Před 2 dny +48

    I do not need to worship my president. My vote for Biden will not change. BTW, I'm a 67 years-old, white, anglo-saxon, male southerner who also happens to value democracy because of it supports the freedom of my children, grand-children and all of my progeny. I love my kids so I'm voting for Biden.

    • @user-pd9lp4us7n
      @user-pd9lp4us7n Před 2 dny +1

      Great take! I am southern and Iove my daughter. That is why I am also voting for President Trump!

    • @TheGAdamstalkshow
      @TheGAdamstalkshow Před dnem

      I don't care who is the president as long as their priority is America and American first. I care for my money, food, and safety, and Democrat Biden failed. For that reason, I will vote for TRUMP2024.

    • @user-pd9lp4us7n
      @user-pd9lp4us7n Před dnem

      @@TheGAdamstalkshow Biden had a bad night but he gotten so much done for our country! Best economy in the world, highest stock market ever, lowest unemployment ever, inflation going down, created thousands of new jobs too. Crime has gone way down and most crime is committed by homegrown Americans! As a woman I could never vote for a narcissistic sociopath adjudicated for sexual assault! Let alone his other crimes.

    • @joeliza9334
      @joeliza9334 Před dnem +2

      why are these people so quick to through biden under the bus because he wasnt peppy. He is a good President and that is all he needs to be.

    • @sbeckwit
      @sbeckwit Před dnem

      @@TheGAdamstalkshow And for that reason, you will put the things you care about at risk.

  • @peggyfritz4757
    @peggyfritz4757 Před 3 dny +508

    I will not turn away from saving our Nation. Biden is the one. Vote Blue!

    • @R0CKAFELLA
      @R0CKAFELLA Před 3 dny

      wishful thinking. you think those undecided voters in a those 2 or 3 states that will decide the election will go, "yeah biden is my guy." can you imagine global catastrophe? i dont want biden at the wheel!

    • @laurameans7904
      @laurameans7904 Před 3 dny +7

      I Agree 💯💯💯
      Biden Harris 2024 🇺🇸

    • @GayleAllen-RINO
      @GayleAllen-RINO Před 3 dny

      FORCED RELIGION IN OKLAHOMA SCHOOLS. For religious liberty vote blue, maga is a religious CULT. If we want to escape their maga-religion, and their orange god, we MUST vote blue.💙

    • @shellyl650
      @shellyl650 Před 3 dny +2

      Honestly Biden is not that far from being in a nursing home. We have to face facts. I voted for him in 2020 and I can't see voting for him again. Kamala Harris would be an excellent candidate.

    • @hw-rg7gn
      @hw-rg7gn Před 3 dny

      The country needs to understand the dangers posed by Trump, MAGA, Project 2025, and an unhinged radicalized SCOTUS.
      Biden can't articulate any of these issues, much less all of these issues...
      The circling of the wagons by senior Democrats is serving no one. The country cannot continue to sleepwalk into fascism because leadership is in denial or unable to communicate clearly and consistently.
      Where is the Democrats' Project 2025 to save democracy? It doesn't exist. That should terrify us all.

  • @GoodDraymond
    @GoodDraymond Před 3 dny +209

    It was the worst night of my life but I’ll vote for Biden as long as he is breathing 😳

    • @catr4030
      @catr4030 Před 3 dny +2

      🤣🤣🤣 I didn’t watch because I had a feeling that it was going to be as bad as I have been listening and wow do I feel the same as you.

    • @2BTrue72
      @2BTrue72 Před 3 dny

      @@catr4030 you should have watched, it wasn’t as bad, I thought. My take is the orange liar did much worse. Trump didn’t answer some of the questions, but instead he deflected, because it’s what he knows. President Biden has governed these past 3 1/2 years and breaking records for his achievements. That’s what I look at.

    • @Suzannecor
      @Suzannecor Před 3 dny +4

      Yeah. When trump is the alternative. We will never have another election again to even discuss if trump wins.

    • @JeanGillespie-fp7rs
      @JeanGillespie-fp7rs Před 3 dny +1

      Same here...

    • @JeanGillespie-fp7rs
      @JeanGillespie-fp7rs Před 3 dny

      ​Never!!!!

  • @pyewacket60
    @pyewacket60 Před 3 dny +22

    Never give up the incumbency card. DO NOT replace a man who has done more for the people of this country than any other president since FDR.

    • @franbailey
      @franbailey Před 3 dny

      Yes, he’s done a lot, but he can’t win which is more important. His performance gave the Republicans all video they need to convince more voters in swing states to vote for Trump. For the sake of our democracy, he needs to step aside asap. #♥UJOEITSTIMETOGO #NO$TILJOEGOES

    • @musicclasstube220
      @musicclasstube220 Před dnem +1

      That’s what I said- we lose the incumbency key as well as the mandate key if there’s a contested convention 🤷🏼‍♀️ ain’t nobody heard of Alan Lichtman?

    • @user-pd9lp4us7n
      @user-pd9lp4us7n Před dnem +1

      Could not have said it better - thank you!

    • @msvulcanspock
      @msvulcanspock Před dnem +1

      ​@@franbaileyBiden had a bad night, but Trump did also. He lost Independents.

  • @marcywiedrick3385
    @marcywiedrick3385 Před 3 dny +41

    Biden is a terrible communicator at times, he had a cold and combined with his stutter and doing campaign stuff during the day he was over tired and tried to throw facts in 2 minutes and couldn’t sometimes complete his statement. I was horrified. That being said, his speech today in NC was fabulous and he will be fine. Being President has nothing to do with debates, it has to do with how you perform at work. 90 minutes doesn’t define a life!

    • @ryanedwards7487
      @ryanedwards7487 Před dnem +1

      It does for the really stupid people you and I both know and are related to us, sadly.

  • @user-pc5cy3nt2f
    @user-pc5cy3nt2f Před 3 dny +227

    Biden is old, not evil. Trump is both.

    • @brendansparks1511
      @brendansparks1511 Před 3 dny +12

      Excellent comment. Thank you.

    • @arphaxad78
      @arphaxad78 Před 3 dny

      Biden is also unelectable after that debate. All three points can be true.
      Democrats need to demand that Biden steps down.

    • @jamesbargar5952
      @jamesbargar5952 Před 2 dny

      Trump is not evil. Trump has no ideology other than self-interest. He's not immoral. He's amoral.

    • @sheshebrad
      @sheshebrad Před dnem +2

      @@brendansparks1511 Yes & I'm stealing it. For sure! Also, I have a brother named Brendan. Great name!

    • @steviepenn23
      @steviepenn23 Před dnem

      Biden is doing a genocide are you crazy

  • @nutritioncoachjo
    @nutritioncoachjo Před 3 dny +198

    Wait one second people!!! Are you saying you are voting for the better debater or the better President? Seriously? One bad debate and everyone is throwing the President overboard? Get a grip people. He is ”CURRENTLY” doing an outstanding job now as president and one bad debate will not sway me for voting for the alternative!

    • @yuna-1971
      @yuna-1971 Před 3 dny

      These 3 on THE BULLWARK HAVE ALWAYS RAGGED ON JOE BIDEN
      THEIR NEGATIVITY IS INSANE - off the charts, every episode
      Watch Meidas Touch
      Pondering Politics
      The Rest is Politics USA

    • @Deborah-so8mv
      @Deborah-so8mv Před 3 dny +13

      Rush to judgement.

    • @cindybeach150
      @cindybeach150 Před 3 dny +18

      Thank you!! Someone with sense!!

    • @pafie3425
      @pafie3425 Před 3 dny +15

      I’m with you! Speeches do t run countries!

    • @bobfrog4836
      @bobfrog4836 Před 3 dny

      It's not us. It's the "undecideds", the low info voters, the people who haven't been paying attention and will decide to vote one way or another based on a video.

  • @CindyRink
    @CindyRink Před 3 dny +25

    It’s too late to set fire under a new candidate. Biden’s subsequent rallies show he can communicate. Let it ride.

    • @ZenaBlase
      @ZenaBlase Před dnem

      Joe hasn't held any 'rallies'. But yeah. It is too late.

  • @whatisgoingon271
    @whatisgoingon271 Před 3 dny +43

    I came away with a deeper hatered of what Trump has done to our country

    • @Pollytics4
      @Pollytics4 Před dnem +2

      Yes, he reminded me why I despise him. He won nothing.

  • @taljan57
    @taljan57 Před 3 dny +169

    I respect a man who can "pick himself up, take a deep breath, dust himself off and start all over again." I will be enthusiastically voting FOR Joe Biden. If no one has never had a bad day or night. Good for you. I respect a man who owns his bad night and fights another day.

    • @user-nn3mi9ic4i
      @user-nn3mi9ic4i Před 3 dny

      That is Joe Biden, he gets up to fight for his country, an honest, moralist.

    • @user-ly5qi9zb5t
      @user-ly5qi9zb5t Před 2 dny

      watch saturdays speech Biden will blow you away. He is Scranton born and bred!

    • @user-pd9lp4us7n
      @user-pd9lp4us7n Před 2 dny +4

      I think you message is inspiring, and I totally agree with you. Biden all the way!

  • @maggiereeder7121
    @maggiereeder7121 Před 3 dny +338

    I wept last night for Biden... and then I wept for him again today as he spoke in NC! BIDEN ALL THE WAY! ❤

  • @janicegullett8779
    @janicegullett8779 Před 3 dny +18

    There should be real time fact checking at the corner of the screen during anything that involves Trump and his criminal mob.

    • @zxy78267
      @zxy78267 Před 3 dny +2

      THIS!

    • @user-ly5qi9zb5t
      @user-ly5qi9zb5t Před 2 dny

      an AI fact checker would have exploded trying to fact check that TRUMP BS. biden tried and got overwhelmed but he is back already! what a man.

    • @oliversnodgrass8097
      @oliversnodgrass8097 Před 2 dny

      Agree, Biden lies about border patrol endorsement, no service people have died under Biden on and on and on….

    • @oliversnodgrass8097
      @oliversnodgrass8097 Před 2 dny +1

      😂

  • @pauladufour7594
    @pauladufour7594 Před 3 dny +40

    I don't think I would use a 90 minute performance to override a 3+ years performance as president. I will never vote for Trump.

    • @jackraymond7288
      @jackraymond7288 Před 2 dny

      It’s WAY more than just the 90 minute performance. It’s a total dissolving of the DNC’s credibility for force feeding us this lie that Joe Biden is up to the task of the presidency. Look at the difference between his performance in 2020 vs. today. How do you think he’s going to look in 4 more years? Do you think he’ll be alive? This is truly insane

    • @imnotracistbut-9559
      @imnotracistbut-9559 Před dnem

      Lol you really like getting to say he has a stutter to help explain why he can’t talk for the last 8 years huh?
      Why isn’t there any video or audio of his stutter when he’s been in the public eyed or his whole life? where’s that stutter at in 80 years?? Funny it only got reported recently and even today… that’s not a stutter. Stutters don’t just go away like that either unless they never existed to begin with.

  • @hmmm6268
    @hmmm6268 Před 4 dny +401

    I'm still for Biden! Did you see his North Carolina rally today? He was ON FIRE! There is nothing more that the MAGA world would love than apathy of voters and a nihilistic attitude towards the 2024 election, because that would work in their favor. We need to be more resolved than ever to vote for Biden!

    • @jfrsnjhnsn
      @jfrsnjhnsn Před 3 dny +18

      A day late and a dollar short. Sums up his entire career.

    • @reginarose9940
      @reginarose9940 Před 3 dny

      I am so sick of the down on Biden pundits. There is NO ONE hiding in the wings to replace Biden at the last minute. And to even attempt it is political suicide and a guarantee of a Trump win.

    • @maureenvagelakos3485
      @maureenvagelakos3485 Před 3 dny +47

      I find the "dump Biden" hysteria so disheartening. So we throw in the towel after one bad performance? None of us would get very far if this was a true American attitude". Shame on anyone that proposes this.

    • @nutritioncoachjo
      @nutritioncoachjo Před 3 dny +29

      Amen! The choice is old and wise or crooked and dangerous. I’ll go for old and wise any day! I already experienced crooked and dangerous tRump! HELL TO THE NO!!!!

    • @debbieohara9240
      @debbieohara9240 Před 3 dny +28

      I'm considering unsubscribing from your channel listening to this very defeatist assessment of president Joe Biden. I agree 100% with comments on here that continue to recognise the worth of JB and his team.
      Of course people are "troubled" but that doesn't justify disloyalty and division at this stage in the process ... I thought all three of you were more capable of seeing the bigger picture than this.
      Vote 💎 🗳 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊

  • @mikesprague252
    @mikesprague252 Před 3 dny +120

    I'm voting for the Biden-Harris Administration, not Orange Jesus.

  • @jasonpeterson3860
    @jasonpeterson3860 Před 3 dny +21

    This is confirming one truth about the differences between the two parties: the Democrats are at least being honest about their candidate’s shortcomings, whereas the Republicans are not being honest about their’s.

    • @msvulcanspock
      @msvulcanspock Před dnem +1

      They didn't call for Trump to step down for organising the insurrection.

    • @imnotracistbut-9559
      @imnotracistbut-9559 Před dnem

      Our guy has no shortcomings. He’s perfect in every way and you know it’s true or you’d stop talking about him 24/7

  • @louannkyle602
    @louannkyle602 Před 3 dny +11

    It’s one flipping debate Biden has been crisscrossing the globe attending meeting after meeting while trump played golf all he did was lie how does anyone refute those lies in a two minute format I’m not listening to you or other talking heads calling for him to stand down I stand with Biden/Harris

  • @bookbwitched6823
    @bookbwitched6823 Před 3 dny +202

    I'm not voting for the president of the USA based on a debate! I'm voting for the person with a proven track record of protecting equal rights for LGBTQ, women, minorities, who will protect social security, the health care act, a man you can trust to do the right thing. Vote Blue up & the ticket.

    • @davegreene8588
      @davegreene8588 Před 3 dny

      I agree!
      And YET, the President WON'T BE ABLE TO DO any of that good, unless he's REELECTED!
      Unfortunately, far too many voters are swayed by Trump's LIES AND LOUDNESS!
      To battle Dirty Donnie successfully, the TRUTH needs to ALSO be delivered forcefully!

    • @tuliptubbs
      @tuliptubbs Před 3 dny +8

      Thank you...needed to be said!

    • @lorrainevezeau-kq3jg
      @lorrainevezeau-kq3jg Před 3 dny +2

      Thank you 🙏

    • @johnallen2535
      @johnallen2535 Před 2 dny

      Except that this coming election is just way, way too important to run a 120 year old man. My God, he ain't gonna last 4 more years. Why is he our candidate? To give Trump a chance?

    • @msvulcanspock
      @msvulcanspock Před dnem

      ​@@johnallen2535Trump is almost the same age.

  • @wendyperez8714
    @wendyperez8714 Před 3 dny +81

    I'm not voting for someone who can debate. I'm voting for someone who can govern. If the pundit class spent as much time going through the crap Trump spewed as they do on Biden's performance, we wouldn't even be having these videos/conversations. The media will keep this story alive forever. Reminds me of some e-mail thing that came up eight years ago.

    • @user-ud1gg1we8q
      @user-ud1gg1we8q Před 3 dny +18

      Thank you. This is all driving me nuts. We need to focus. Biden has been a great president. And he is a good man who cares about us and our country. We need to have his back.

    • @Buttercup697
      @Buttercup697 Před 2 dny +9

      Exactly this!! It was a bad debate for both. Why are we not freaking out over the 100+ blatant lies spewed by trump???

    • @nicholeb2746
      @nicholeb2746 Před 2 dny +6

      What is with all these talking heads spouting this bs! Biden did well enough, whi cares, move on. This talk of him dropping out is driving me INSANE

    • @Bookworm-wq6ub
      @Bookworm-wq6ub Před 2 dny

      @@nicholeb27463 days now cnn has it as their leading story on their website. The felon who lies, killed roe, uses Hitler’s language, stole top secret documents does something disqualifying every minute of every day. Where are the calls for him to drop out?

  • @lisanunlist9510
    @lisanunlist9510 Před 3 dny +14

    I’m mad at those who prepped Joe at Camp David. They bombarded him w/ data; should have rehearsed the emotional decency of the man! 😟

    • @anastigmatix4119
      @anastigmatix4119 Před 2 dny

      Shoulda stayed at the White House & not caught a cold.

    • @musicclasstube220
      @musicclasstube220 Před dnem +2

      That’s what I said- why bring a bunch of numbers and statistics to a knife fight? They know that’s not how Trump was gonna play? They needed to get him fighting, not spewing memorized factoids.

  • @cvarchfan
    @cvarchfan Před 3 dny +11

    We vote for democracy not dictatorship!

  • @leechap3
    @leechap3 Před 3 dny +160

    I agreed with Bill Maher when he said he'd vote for Joe Biden's head in a jar of blue liquid. I never thought it would actually come to that, but here we are.

    • @thewaffle003
      @thewaffle003 Před 3 dny +9

      Let's do it!!! Truth is freedom!!!!

    • @kernelpickle
      @kernelpickle Před 3 dny +10

      That's probably the only valid point Maher has made in the last 4 years. COVID-19 completely broke that man's brain, and it's a shame because he used to be funny on occasion.

    • @rubenmendez2953
      @rubenmendez2953 Před 3 dny

      That’s orbid! 😝

    • @MPiaCF
      @MPiaCF Před 3 dny

      😂😂😂 it's true

    • @ZenaBlase
      @ZenaBlase Před dnem +1

      I didn't expect to agree with the former comedian Maher ever but do here.

  • @hariwhitportal5387
    @hariwhitportal5387 Před 3 dny +154

    Look at his record. He has accomplished things no other president in history has accomplished. He has an excellent team that advises him, and he listens. Vote for democracy, vote 💙blue. Vote for Biden.

  • @daniellogue8365
    @daniellogue8365 Před 2 dny +31

    I'm still with Biden. America has always made slow progress, sometimes painfully and cruelly slow, but we've never gone backwards. That's what's at stake this election.

  • @ClaudiaRichmann
    @ClaudiaRichmann Před 3 dny +45

    Back OFF, Sarah. I WOULD be furious if Kamala was ditched. She's VP. Name me another VP (besides Cheyney) that had name recognition because of their job. What did Gore or Pence do? What did Joe do as VP? Suddenly the black, woman VP is held to a higher standard. Of course it's misogyny.

    • @entitlementkid
      @entitlementkid Před 2 dny +7

      Yes. I think Kamala Harris could wipe the floor with Trump. She’s tough as nails. If our reassurance for Biden is about him having a great team that will help him ???? KAMALA HARRIS WILL HAVE A GREAT TEAM HELPING HER!!! She can do the job!!!

    • @kathrynstewart4927
      @kathrynstewart4927 Před 2 dny +3

      Preach! Buck up, Sarah!

    • @Pollytics4
      @Pollytics4 Před dnem +2

      ​@@entitlementkidagree, she is great for women rights, but I would like to see her out talking about their accomplishments and the future.

  • @brintest
    @brintest Před 3 dny +49

    Sarah’s analysis about bypassing Kamala Harris is wrong. Folks may not be excited about her but you can be sure that Black voters - especially Black women, who deliver for the party - would not be ok with passing her over for Gretchen Whitmer and Josh Shapiro. Geez. I understand y’all are panicked but take a few breaths and think.

    • @user-ly5qi9zb5t
      @user-ly5qi9zb5t Před 2 dny

      KAMALA is first rate. but BIden roared back today in a rousing fiery coherent speech.
      my theory is this.
      Biden was expecting him -trump to lie. WE ALL DID. but Trump took his usual lies TIMES A HUNDRED. And you see the shock on Biden. He knows there is no fact checking from the Hosts. and he just started thinking - I need to answer this. and he started rushing out off the cuff rebuttals but as hes talking hes trying to pick WHICH of the 5 lies i just heard in a minute can i respond to? and he panicked, he was speaking at 3 times normal speed and mumbling, so fast that I struggled to keep up, then he finished with a minute to spare - and he started throwing out loads of facts and figures and he got so many of them wrong. i was devastated like we all here were.
      HOWEVER i rewatched and thought I dont know anybody who could have responded to those lies on the spot AND got their message out.
      maybe Jamie raskin? coz he can hear your ies, anticipate them, rank them by which to debunk AND come up with a succinct response all in a few seconds. he is always 5 steps ahead.
      BUT even Jamie raskin would have needed to be at 100% last night to achieve this. Trump was that BAD.
      Biden isn't Raskin, and the FIREHOSE of LIES just drowned him, he panicked, he knew himself he was doing a terrible job and his old stamering that he controls so well began to overwhelm his brain. thats what happens with stutterers the brain gets overwhelmed. but because he controls the stutter part just all the words came out in a torrent and IT WAS heartbreaking. I began thinking he needs to step down.
      now nothing erase the optics of the debate. and from Newsmax to CNN it will be replayed over and over.
      But please watch meidastouchnetworks videos on youtube. one is NEW BIDEN, better than the State of the Union even. he apologizes for letting them down, then he basically says when you get knocked down ypu get up and fight back - and he is incredible, he had to pick up all the loyal base who were hurting and he does it big style. He knocks it out the park .the crowd is like a 2016 TRUMP RALLY ! probably all that shock and relief seeing Joe back just fiered them up. and as long as the mainstream cover his rallies he can make us all forget Thursday.
      and then there is Trump. he gives his worst low energy, rambling nonsense speech to a lacklustre crowd. its like WTF. I HAD TO WATCH BOTH VIDEOS AGAIN to make sure i wasnt dreaming it all.
      it was like a freaky Friday body swap movie but with old male politicians!
      watch it youll see what I mean.
      so if we get this Joe every time he will win. and trump cant do anything but lie now he can only go downhill. BTW KAMALA was behind him last night and she obviously helped pick him up. She was a class act on interview. a true VP.
      Biden will win. and i think he steps aside with 18 months to go in 2026 to give her that time to prove a black woman would not be armageddon for america - breaking that false bigotted barrier if she was just a nominee instead of incumbent with a good track record.
      TBH I think SHE already shoulders a lot of the work in the whitehouse.
      but they have assembled such a brilliant, talented, articulate, hard working, cabinet than any administration I have seen. they get everything done. there is no infighting, no leaks to journalists, no resignations, no sackings! just everyone from very top to the lowliest interns. - just working their butts off every DAY for ALL Americans.
      what do you think? plz watch those meidastouch videos youll cheer up no end!

    • @MicheleHappe
      @MicheleHappe Před 2 dny

      Kamala is a prosecutor. She could decimate trump very effectively. That’s all that matters. Get rid of trump.

    • @dshephardcomposer
      @dshephardcomposer Před 2 dny

      This is completely true. That's why there needs to be a campaigning process and debates that lead to polling which informs delegates come the convention. Until the 1960s, this was a very normal way to choose a candidate.

    • @ez253
      @ez253 Před 2 dny

      The bottom line is that The Bulwark is as racist as the Republican Party that spawned it.

    • @ez253
      @ez253 Před 2 dny

      The bottom line is that The Bulwark is as racist as the Republican Party that spawned it.

  • @heatherkennedy9623
    @heatherkennedy9623 Před 3 dny +59

    As somebody that works with the elderly, I believe Biden is cognitively intact. He's a little bit slower, he is softer spoken, but it is normal for his age. You add in the stutter and the amount of frustration he must feel towards Trump and then put a time limit on it, I can see where he faltered. I truly believe he still has the country's best interest at heart and can make good decisions for us. He just may need 5 minutes instead of two. Hell I'm 50 and I might need 10 minutes to articulate things and I am of sound mind. Plus I don't think a felon should have the right to run for president. How is that allowable? Both the RNC and the DNC need to look at putting two new candidates at the top of the ticket. Trump should not be allowed to run as a convicted felon. Bottom line!

    • @nancychandler3673
      @nancychandler3673 Před 3 dny +5

      Thank you. I'm a Medical Professional as well.

    • @user-ud1gg1we8q
      @user-ud1gg1we8q Před 3 dny

      I agree. Joe Biden was overwhelmed by his debate prep. His aides screwed up and overloaded him. He's old, not mentally ill. I have seen signs of dementia in Trump, however. Clinical Psychologist

    • @user-nn3mi9ic4i
      @user-nn3mi9ic4i Před 3 dny +4

      The moderating was crap and the format was not suitable for him.

    • @Lostinathens
      @Lostinathens Před 3 dny +2

      Yes! No felons for president!

  • @cassandratq9301
    @cassandratq9301 Před 3 dny +13

    Most important take-away - FIRE Zients!!!
    For the campaign staff to even AGREE to this debate format was INSANE. Just for starters - anybody watching this could have predicted in advance that CNN would do a crappy job of moderating. Using CNN ALONE is a fireable offense.

  • @adamsheriff4219
    @adamsheriff4219 Před 3 dny +23

    OMG THANK YOU BULWARK!!! Nobody else has said ANYTHING about how little substance Trump had in his performance!!!

    • @ZenaBlase
      @ZenaBlase Před dnem +2

      Rick Wilson and Keith Olbermann have. Among others.

  • @mpista7182
    @mpista7182 Před 3 dny +88

    When Trump kept asking President Biden, "Who did ya fire Joe, who did ya fire"? Biden should have said, 'I fired YOU "!

    • @debpowell4556
      @debpowell4556 Před 3 dny +6

      Yes, that crossed my mind...in fact it got shouted out to my TV! My poor cat 😂

    • @sandyingram5006
      @sandyingram5006 Před 3 dny +2

      In 2020, he probably would have.

    • @mpista7182
      @mpista7182 Před 3 dny +2

      @@debpowell4556 I don't have a cat, but if I did, the poor thing would've covered its ears with his paws and jumped out the door !!

    • @tflg3257
      @tflg3257 Před 3 dny

      @mpista7182
      You want Joe to admit rigging the election?

    • @MelioraCogito
      @MelioraCogito Před 3 dny

      And therein lies the dilemma… for Joe last night, the lights were on, but nobody was home. 😞
      And now his closest confidants and advisors are going to circle the wagons around him and allow him to scuttle his honourable 50+ year legacy by ploughing headlong into an avoidable defeat for the party.
      Either the election will be a nail biter, with a 270 to 268 electoral college vote, or a blowout for Trump.
      The Democrats need to gain decisive control of both houses of congress.

  • @RockNRod.
    @RockNRod. Před 3 dny +214

    Just because you think Alfred is too old to take care of the batcave, you don't replace him with the Joker. Biden 2024💙💙💙

  • @g.d.graham2446
    @g.d.graham2446 Před 3 dny +20

    Well, to end on a positive note on this brutally honest analysis, his first campaign appearance in North Carolina was AMAZING 👏

  • @robertmcknight170
    @robertmcknight170 Před 3 dny +7

    Biden needs to think about 2028 as well as 2024. Biden is doing what Ruth Ginsburg did. He has had a very very successful presidency, so do the right and step aside. The democrats have to keep fielding strong candidates to keep the republicans as far away from the white house as possible. Hopefully by always losing, republicans will finally realize they need to change and follow laws and rules.

  • @macdisciple
    @macdisciple Před 3 dny +233

    Not voting for Trump under any circumstance. A vote for decency is still a vote for Biden.

    • @tammyboon6259
      @tammyboon6259 Před 3 dny +5

      This issue is not between Trump & Biden!!!! I don't think anyone here would vote Trump!!!!! BUT the issue is will enough Independents vote for Biden w/ how they perceive him & his ability to lead?!?!

    • @anon88427
      @anon88427 Před 3 dny

      @tammyboon6259 Trump is talking about firing millions of government employees and replacing them with loyalists. Our government agencies are supposed to be independent. Trump wants to tell them all what to do. He also threatened to withhold federal money from blue states if they don’t do what he wants. The list of things he wants to do is long and insane. A vote for Biden is a preservation vote. Trump is not a republican he’s a trumpist. Trumpism will be our new government and religion. The two will blend. I know it sounds crazy and paranoid, but just watch interviews with the creator of project 2025. Trump is working for them. It’s a new movement, not the Republican Party. Independent voters need to know what Trump really intends to do to this country. Biden in any state of mind is a safer choice.

    • @BoseEinstein7
      @BoseEinstein7 Před 3 dny +4

      Joe seems to be more of a morning coffee person! Joe's NC rally today was alert, full of energy and loud compared to his debate performance last night!

    • @JeanGillespie-fp7rs
      @JeanGillespie-fp7rs Před 3 dny

      That's it in a nutshell....

    • @bevtaylor5466
      @bevtaylor5466 Před 3 dny +3

      @tammyboon6259 Independent voter here, and happy to vote for Biden who has accomplished a lot. Our press has just been terrible at reporting on this, because fearmongering seems to get more clicks and views. Way too much is being made over this one event where Biden obviously had a cold and a bit of laryngitis. He was energetic at his NC rally the next day and made a strong speech.

  • @vllukens7265
    @vllukens7265 Před 4 dny +302

    I 💙Joe💙💙I am riden with Biden. He's my guy 💯 💙💙

    • @Snipewoods69
      @Snipewoods69 Před 3 dny +6

      That should be his campaign slogan.

    • @roger_is_red
      @roger_is_red Před 3 dny

      Biden is too old, Gavin Newsom could beat the dictator. Jeannine

    • @laurameans7904
      @laurameans7904 Před 3 dny +6

      I Agree 💯 Biden was sick and I have been there I'm 62 and have a bad day Sometimes!
      Biden Harris 2024 for 🇺🇸💙 Democracy 🇺🇸

    • @TruthBeToldAlways100
      @TruthBeToldAlways100 Před 3 dny

      This is the most important election in US history. Democracy vs. Fascism. Biden can’t win after last night. If you want Biden to stay in the race, it means you are supporting Trump. Young people won’t go to the polls after last night. Biden can’t win without them.

    • @kernelpickle
      @kernelpickle Před 3 dny

      @@laurameans7904 The mouth open thing was clearly because he couldn't breathe, and the looking off and confused is because his people didn't prep him for where to look to be looking at the cameras, and CNN cutting to cameras to make him look worse didn't help either.
      Joe needs an audience, and real moderators that won't let Trump get off with the massive lies he was spouting all night, and they shouldn't mute the damn mics so that Trump can torpedo himself when Biden baits him into getting even more unhinged. The golf shit would've been amazing if they hadn't done that shit with the mics. I think Biden should've called him out for cheating at golf and making up trophies he can win at his own clubs.

  • @pauladufour7594
    @pauladufour7594 Před 2 dny +5

    Here's a question... Caitlin Collins couldn't fact check Trump during his CNN Town Hall. No one thought she should quit. Did they criticize yes, but did they fire her? No.

  • @michelleisaacson6069
    @michelleisaacson6069 Před 3 dny +6

    Yes, Biden looked old, his debate skills sucked, BUT....his record still stands, and it's SOLID!!! Also, I blame his prep team. His answers had way to much info. He should've just countered with 'he's lying' and give a short answer on what he did, and who cares if there's 30 secs left on the clock!

  • @normagener5708
    @normagener5708 Před 3 dny +102

    Trump was given several hours of FREE NATIONAL BROADCAST OF ALL his lies. ..NOT A DEBATE. Thank you Tim for talking about how bad Trump did.

    • @noreenconstantine4612
      @noreenconstantine4612 Před 3 dny +15

      I'm very disappointed in jake tapper for allowing trump to continue his lies

    • @cinnamonpie8077
      @cinnamonpie8077 Před 3 dny

      Agree about Jake Tapper,he’s become a CNN puppet.He used to be pretty good but now they have him interviewing people like Matt Goetz.And going soft on Trump.Glad someone finally brought it up.

    • @rubenmendez2953
      @rubenmendez2953 Před 2 dny +2

      I unsubscribed by the end of Sarah and Tim’s rant. They sounded like they considered themselves campaign organizers.

    • @noreenconstantine4612
      @noreenconstantine4612 Před 2 dny +1

      @@rubenmendez2953 they probably could be

    • @MarkDouglass-dt9ky
      @MarkDouglass-dt9ky Před 2 dny

      Trump has become an American Mythological figure, Trump is bigger than Trump. His reelection is American Destiny. Biden is his launching pad , if that.

  • @karenpeairs2481
    @karenpeairs2481 Před 3 dny +72

    As a black woman, don’t jump over the VP. They haven’t made visible like Obama did for Biden so of course she hasn’t been seen, she’s been tokenized, Sarah. Y’all need more diversity on the Bulwark

    • @thewaffle003
      @thewaffle003 Před 3 dny +5

      Kamala's like a Hillary 2.0 in terms of vibes, imo

    • @markshelor3991
      @markshelor3991 Před 3 dny +7

      100% they barely have women on.

    • @debpowell4556
      @debpowell4556 Před 3 dny

      Kamala is going across the states in question and at risk giving many speeches on behalf of women and what's been happening since Roe v Wade was overturned. She has been very busy. So perhaps it's time the media and all you analysts get up off your duffs and feature what she is doing.

    • @TheNYCndn
      @TheNYCndn Před 3 dny +15

      Yeah let’s just pass over Kamala like she’s sooo unqualified, the disrespect!
      Bulwark ya slip is show showing.

    • @balboa0621
      @balboa0621 Před 3 dny +5

      We need to win Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. Sorry, Harris cannot win those states.

  • @PhotoArt208
    @PhotoArt208 Před 3 dny +9

    It’s easy to be a Monday morning quarterback with no real solutions

  • @Rocketta35
    @Rocketta35 Před 3 dny +10

    I’ve watched 30 minutes of this podcast and I want my time back.

    • @user-pd9lp4us7n
      @user-pd9lp4us7n Před dnem +1

      Ditto, sometimes this people get in their own way! BIDEN 2024!

  • @Junebugreen
    @Junebugreen Před 4 dny +317

    Remember, we are Democrats not Republicans and we don’t act the way Republicans think we should. We are a different breed. I support Joe Biden because he did not have to run for president and he was willing. He cares about the United States of America.

    • @gecho194
      @gecho194 Před 4 dny

      Not accurate, many here are anti-Trump. The Bulwark itself has just one or two Democrats.

    • @gen4k20a2
      @gen4k20a2 Před 4 dny +6

      What a low bar you set.

    • @veramentegina
      @veramentegina Před 4 dny

      Hear hear. I am with you.. Biden is my president.

    • @howardhamaker2708
      @howardhamaker2708 Před 3 dny +11

      Actually, Biden said he was only going to run for one term. Don't do MAGA and try to rewrite history.

    • @johngarfi6581
      @johngarfi6581 Před 3 dny +11

      @@howardhamaker2708 this is the quote “Look, I view myself as a bridge, not as anything else,” Biden said. “There’s an entire generation of leaders you saw stand behind me. They are the future of this country.” up to you to take it meant one term. Could think that but could be end of second term.

  • @honorguardsfencingclub7322
    @honorguardsfencingclub7322 Před 3 dny +219

    Biden had a bad debate, but debating isn't the president's job, and he's done a strong job as President.

    • @asaluk3149
      @asaluk3149 Před 3 dny +12

      The problem was not poor debating technique. Biden was confused, weak, lost. Which a President shouldn't be.

    • @NickHolum
      @NickHolum Před 3 dny +13

      Debating is a candidates job. He’s a shit candidate and a good president. So let him finish his term and someone else run.

    • @ThePequenocristo
      @ThePequenocristo Před 3 dny +10

      Go back to Sarah talking about gaslighting. We all saw Biden faceplant monumentally. The man couldn't clearly present ANYTHING! We deserve better. The debate showed us.

    • @tflg3257
      @tflg3257 Před 3 dny

      @honorguardsfencingclub7322
      Biden is an invalid.

    • @bbirda1287
      @bbirda1287 Před 3 dny

      The actual test isn't being a good president, he will go down as one of the greatest. The point is beating Trump. The double haters and undecided voters think he looks weak. That's all that matters.
      As a side note, being the president wears you down fast. Look how it aged Obama. I don't know if he can handle four more years. I love the man. Ukraine wouldn't be an independent country if President Biden didn't get Europe backing it, not a shred of doubt. But he can't pull an RBG.

  • @peacelovejoy8786
    @peacelovejoy8786 Před 3 dny +9

    Don't forget he had been traveling around the world and at his age jetlag is a big problem.
    He had a cold and his voice was weak. My problem was missed opportunities he had to rail trump - and he let them sail by.
    We can't drop him because of one debate! But I believe its good to have a solid backup plan .
    I will vote for him for sure because we know he's a great president and he's doesn't lie! trump was rolling out his top 100 whines and i was waiting for Joe to wipe a tear from his eye and say, poor thing quit your bitching and complaining!
    That's what mango guy hates!

    • @msvulcanspock
      @msvulcanspock Před dnem

      Biden made the classic Democratic mistake of trying to talk policy. He forgot to mock and laugh at Trump.

  • @brandonwood8117
    @brandonwood8117 Před 2 dny +5

    Maybe if you hadn't supported a party that hates you your whole career, we wouldn't be in this situation, Sarah and Tim!!

  • @ceciliac2225
    @ceciliac2225 Před 3 dny +171

    It wasn’t a debate when one candidate used all his time shamelessly to lie and lie instead of answering questions. It was a free range liefest for trump.

    • @kernelpickle
      @kernelpickle Před 3 dny

      Exactly, you can't debate a non-stop Gish gallup of lies, because it takes way too long, and you're going to be on the defensive the entire time. Biden need to just talk shit about Trump being a creep and a loser all night. I just want him to speak like Trump does, like a broken record. "My opponent is convicted felon and found liable for rape, and if you vote for me I'll declassify the Epstein files and release the names of Trump and all of his legal scholars he's quoting."
      There were no moderators last night, they were just reading fucking questions. Moderators actually need to control things, and not by brute force muting mics by default. They needed to check some facts and stop letting Trump make up blatant lies he's been put on the record for making up. Fox News payed 3/4 of billion dollars in damages for saying the shit he said again on their broadcast last night, and they shouldn't have let it go without rebuttal.

    • @2BTrue72
      @2BTrue72 Před 3 dny +1

      Right but at least Papa Joe didn’t lie. Not once!

    • @ceciliac2225
      @ceciliac2225 Před 3 dny

      @@2BTrue72 President Biden might have misquoted intentionally. Trump shamelessly gaslights, lies and spews disinformation freely. That’s entirely different.

    • @Patrice11300
      @Patrice11300 Před 3 dny +2

      💯 You nailed it.

  • @huisuk
    @huisuk Před 4 dny +245

    I think we should support President Biden... At least I am

    • @hippodinoreserve6090
      @hippodinoreserve6090 Před 4 dny +14

      Me too. There’s too much at take. And I love most of their policies. I hate everything about Project 2025. Blue wave all the way. 🌊💙

    • @scottofficer8772
      @scottofficer8772 Před 4 dny

      If Biden loses he may be the last democratic president ever. Your democracy is circling the drain and the least Dems can do is change candidates to save the republic.

    • @gretcheneger3690
      @gretcheneger3690 Před 4 dny +7

      Yes!

    • @huisuk
      @huisuk Před 3 dny

      @hippodinoreserve6090 yes. You don't just walk away because one night or two. Look at Maga. They are all sticks with convicted felon. I think Democrats leaned from them.

    • @andysozio8556
      @andysozio8556 Před 3 dny +8

      I support whatever is the best chance to defeat the orange menace. If that's Biden fine. If it's someone else so be it. But all options should be on the table.

  • @violet2024
    @violet2024 Před 3 dny +19

    This debate was at 9pm. President Biden had been working for our country all day. Trump, no doubt slept, ate, rested and did nothing of substance all day. So Joe was tired and it wasn’t his best debate. He’s still my choice! I NEVER want to hear Trumps voice ever again. #votejoe2024

  • @judithord4065
    @judithord4065 Před 3 dny +6

    Joe's team over prepped him and he was exhausted. I think, Tim and Sarah, you should wait and see.

    • @user-pd9lp4us7n
      @user-pd9lp4us7n Před dnem

      I think Tim and Sarah are totally wrong. I stand with President Biden.

  • @paulaebischer3785
    @paulaebischer3785 Před 3 dny +32

    I cannot give a pass to the CNN moderators and completely disagree with Sarah on her point. Then what is the point of a moderator? To do what? A robot could have asked these questions and had done a better job. Ridiculous

  • @your-local-axolotlandfrogg2203

    I don’t think everyone should rush to count Biden out over one bad performance. His speech in NC he rocked!

    • @jeezumcrow8655
      @jeezumcrow8655 Před 3 dny +5

      Yes but who saw it that were fence sitters/swing voters and not already for Biden?
      The debate had a big audience of independent/undecided voters that rarely pay close attention to politics. They tuned in because it was the first debate and what they saw in Biden’s performance had to have concerned them. It’s hard to put that genie back in the bottle.

    • @yosf5221
      @yosf5221 Před 3 dny +1

      He had a teleprompter today and it was a short speech.

  • @Jalahr77
    @Jalahr77 Před 2 dny +4

    This election isn't about choosing between two men.
    It's choosing whether to keep democracy or devolve into an autocratic theocracy.

  • @firbolg
    @firbolg Před 3 dny +4

    I actually think Kamala would be a good candidate! She's smart, quick witted and cultivated and would mop the floor with Trump on a debate!

  • @annnunley9777
    @annnunley9777 Před 3 dny +76

    Biden was right when he said, "it's hard to debate a liar".

  • @HarleyYaya20
    @HarleyYaya20 Před 3 dny +160

    I am voting for President Biden! We all have bad days! His North Carolina speech today was incredible! Scrump is a lost cause! He is bringing our country down and will destroy us if he were to touch foot in D.C.! He needs to go!!!! Vote Biden and save Democracy! Our lives depend on it! 🇺🇸♥️🤍💙🗽

    • @JeanGillespie-fp7rs
      @JeanGillespie-fp7rs Před 3 dny +2

      We must!!!

    • @pennygleeson5029
      @pennygleeson5029 Před 3 dny +3

      That speech brought me to tears & sent shivers down my spine - it was wonderful!!

    • @KiraLovesMichael
      @KiraLovesMichael Před 3 dny +4

      YES! They need to cover his NC speech!
      I was in tears! It was so motivating, so honest, so passionate!
      How 'bout THAT, Sarah!
      #BidenHarris2024.

    • @KiraLovesMichael
      @KiraLovesMichael Před 3 dny

      Ffs!!

    • @ecstanton
      @ecstanton Před 3 dny +1

      ​@@JeanGillespie-fp7rstrump is going to lose. He's just that bad!

  • @marthewilliams5
    @marthewilliams5 Před 2 dny +6

    Sooooo heartened by all the comments supporting Joe Biden! 💙

  • @carenwilson4902
    @carenwilson4902 Před 3 dny +5

    It's blowing my mind that people are so fast to judge his ability to run the government based on a less than stellar debate performance against a fascist narcissist who couldn't answer a question without lying and bouncing all over the place, rather than the stellar accomplishments he's made while actually running the country for the last 4 years. The US economy is the envy of the world right now. Unemployment is at its lowest. The stock market has broken record highs. Infrastructure is finally being fixed. Student loan forgiveness. Monopolies broken up. Inflation and gas prices down (especially in comparison to the rest of the world), supporting civil and reproductive rights, democratic allies supported, oh, and he wants to maintain democracy. 16 Nobel laureate economists just wrote an open letter stating another Trump term would destroy our economy, but hey, let's replace Biden? Seriously? You can Weekend at Bernies the man, and I'd still vote for him over Trump, especially for another 4 years of accomplishments like the 4 he just gave us.

    • @franbailey
      @franbailey Před 3 dny

      I will vote for a Weekend at Bernies Biden over Trump any day, but Biden's debate performance gave the Republicans all video they need to convince more voters in swing states to vote for Trump. For the sake of our democracy, he needs to step aside asap. #♥UJOEITSTIMETOGO #NO$TILJOEGOES

    • @carenwilson4902
      @carenwilson4902 Před 2 dny

      @franbailey Well, polls after the debate show Biden 1-3 points above Trump, and Trump raised 8 million after the debate, while Biden had the best fund raising he's had to date with 14 million raised after the debate which was up to 27 million by Friday night (as reported by FOX news, and it killed them to say it). So what does that tell you about how people felt about the debate?
      Biden isn't going anywhere, so we all better get behind him and laud his accomplishments instead of nay saying and talking more people out of voting for him.

    • @user-pd9lp4us7n
      @user-pd9lp4us7n Před dnem

      Totally agree!

  • @robbieblair8610
    @robbieblair8610 Před 3 dny +120

    Yes!!! CNN should close the doors. How can any human defend against the disrespect. Joe Biden is the President of the United States. Start treating him with the respect he has earned.

    • @lucyarroyo6186
      @lucyarroyo6186 Před 3 dny +9

      Thank you!!!

    • @cherricastellon490
      @cherricastellon490 Před 3 dny +8

      Truth thank you

    • @MichaelMoriarty-HNL
      @MichaelMoriarty-HNL Před 3 dny

      Even if CNN decided not to real time fact check, they could have followed up when Trump lied (every time) with a question that confronted that lie. Th3 real question is, did the decision not to fact check come directly from the new majority owner, John Malone’s Liberty Media?

    • @drina4706
      @drina4706 Před 3 dny +2

      Mike Wallace was too harsh with his criticism of Mr. Biden. Way too harsh!!!

    • @kernelpickle
      @kernelpickle Před 3 dny

      CNN has gone off the rails in their attempts to be the new Fox News because only Boomers watch TV and more Boomers watch MAGA news. That whole spectacle last night was their attempt to show Trump and the MAGAs that CNN wouldn't be biased against Trump in any way--which they'll never accept despite the fact they were basically Pro-Trump by not fact checking him once or bringing up the Jan 6th as the first 20 questions.
      Literally, question one should've been about Jan 6th and the second should've been "How to you expect to run the country from a prison cell?" Anything less than that was journalistic malfeasance.

  • @BiffTannenBTTF
    @BiffTannenBTTF Před 4 dny +140

    All this freaking out is really the worst thing you can do now. He had a bad night. People have short memories these days. They already forgot that Trump tried to overthrow the government.

    • @prajnabala
      @prajnabala Před 3 dny +1

      But he has dementia. He needs care and professional help. It is not his fault. There is nothing he can do about it. It does not get better, it is a progressive disease.

    • @jfrsnjhnsn
      @jfrsnjhnsn Před 3 dny +2

      Letting Biden run against trump is the worst thing we can do. It's like the GOP said "Here's our dumb old man" and the Dems replied "Oh yeah? Well here's OUR dumb old man!!!"

    • @k_m_SFbay
      @k_m_SFbay Před 3 dny +6

      OP: Thanks for the clear-eyed, sensible pushback (against the abject, bawling hysteria..)
      Glad it’s shared in pretty much ALL of the uppermost/top other comments.. (even if not in the replies🙄).👍🏼

    • @losthighway4840
      @losthighway4840 Před 3 dny +8

      This goes with Sarah’s constant philosophy of the Dems needing to play perfect baseball. It’s the end of the world when that doesn’t happen.

    • @kayecastleman6353
      @kayecastleman6353 Před 3 dny +1

      IKR?

  • @dukeofdubuque950
    @dukeofdubuque950 Před 3 dny +4

    I had a similar knee jerk reaction, but upon further reflection, I think what mechanism monetarily is there. Biden is a good man and a great President. Debating a firehose of lies when you have phlegm blocking your trachea is something I would like to see anybody try to do.

  • @TomKarches
    @TomKarches Před 2 dny +3

    I think Biden over prepared and was nervous. Watched him the next day at a rally and he seemed like a different person. I'm still convinced that stepping aside is a mistake at this point.

  • @elaineisabelle427
    @elaineisabelle427 Před 3 dny +44

    I'm voting for Biden even if he's on life support.

  • @sherryw-ponyluv-er2394
    @sherryw-ponyluv-er2394 Před 3 dny +45

    I prefer the position of The Lincoln Project. I wish I had a crystal ball but I am staying behind Biden rather than this total panic that I worry will do more harm than good.

    • @marilynj-w8427
      @marilynj-w8427 Před 3 dny

      Nobody is going to be swayed to vote Dem if there is total chaos at the convention. Abandoning the President would only weaken us. There is no mechanism for Biden to step down & when there is no way for a new candidate to build momentum and funding this late in the game. Republicans are pushing the dump Biden because Biden is going to beat Trump soundly.

  • @lydiagonzales6841
    @lydiagonzales6841 Před 2 dny +3

    Prop him up im voting blue . If I can't hire a gas station attendant with a felony then why would I vote for a felon for president. 😊

  • @joubess
    @joubess Před 3 dny +3

    Biden owned up to his total flop last night. And I would vote for him if he were dead. Y'all aren't old enough to remember 1968. Johnson dropped out in March, so the candidate was going to be RFK. He was assassinated, so the convention was a total mess and that's why they changed the rules. Biden is not going to drop out. You may really want him to, but then you're playing fantasy football. Who could replace him? Nobody now.
    We should stop having the damn debates b/c they tell us nothing about how well a person can govern. Biden has a really good governing record and Trump has a horrible governing record. Let's get Biden out to interviews and town halls and more Waffle Houses.
    Biden could die. Trump could also die before election day. They are both way above the average death age for men (75). He's still the best shot at beating Trump. Another route that could be taken is for Biden to run and win, then resign a few months into his 2nd term. Harris becomes President and they pick a new VP who would be confirmed by the Senate. New ticket.

  • @annintexas7979
    @annintexas7979 Před 4 dny +269

    Biden held a rally in Virginia today. He was totally on his game and at the begriming briefly addressed his poor debate performance. The crowd loved him.

    • @sebastianschmidt3869
      @sebastianschmidt3869 Před 4 dny +23

      North Carolina.

    • @curtchaffee
      @curtchaffee Před 4 dny +44

      Lose big in the Super Bowl, but kill it in the presser next day? That doesn't get you the trophy.

    • @hw-rg7gn
      @hw-rg7gn Před 3 dny

      10 people saw this rally.
      Biden would need to duplicate todays performance 3 times/week for the next 5 months to dent the impact of the debate debacle.
      We should be talking about the calamitous SCOTUS opinions. Instead we're holding our breaths re Biden.
      This isn't a strategy.

    • @johngarfi6581
      @johngarfi6581 Před 3 dny +42

      @@curtchaffee Debates are not the super bowel Nov is so lets see what happens.

    • @landon4278
      @landon4278 Před 3 dny

      He's not running for today, he's running for the next four years. Maybe you can get there, but swing voters won't be so kind.

  • @kgirl310
    @kgirl310 Před 3 dny +102

    Let's be honest, the job of VP is thankless and has zero cache. To portray Harris as a bad veep is disingenuous.

    • @VirginiaBronson
      @VirginiaBronson Před 3 dny +9

      They didn’t portray her as a bad VP. They just said the voters don’t like her, which is a fact. That’s not mean, it’s just true. The truth hurts sometimes. Like that debate last night. Made me downright sorrowful. I’m with Sarah on this one. President Whitmer has a nice ring to it.

    • @thewaffle003
      @thewaffle003 Před 3 dny +7

      She'd be Clinton 2.0. I'm compelled by Sarah's position that a Shapiro and Whitmer would be powerful because of their sway over 2 of the major and important swing states, but I don't think it's gonna happen. They'd be viable, but I don't think anyone other than Gavin is likely if it happens. I don't think Biden is gonna drop out.

    • @ashebarley77385
      @ashebarley77385 Před 3 dny +5

      Shut up she is Fabulous you just not looking at it correctly wake up get out of you head

    • @PandoraJonesmodel
      @PandoraJonesmodel Před 3 dny +4

      And racist and sexist

    • @signalfire6
      @signalfire6 Před 3 dny +8

      She did great in the post debate interviews last night. Look them up.

  • @tod3msn
    @tod3msn Před 3 dny +15

    “Consensus can be reached behind closed doors” and Sarah expects this to produce a victory? Tough it out, Joe!

  • @CaliforniaBushman
    @CaliforniaBushman Před 3 dny +2

    Biden was BACK in North Carolina today. His voice was back. He was sharp. Nimble. Fired up. And no longer sick & tired. It was so reassuring! Check out the videos. You could clearly see people mistook his being sick for elderly frailty. I'm not worried. People need to knock it off with: OMG!! We need to replace Biden NOW 😱 !!" Check him out in NC today. He's in command.

  • @grumpykat2909
    @grumpykat2909 Před 3 dny +82

    C'mon. It's not just President Biden alone, he has a great team behind him and I'm still voting for Joe.💙 So just calm down.

    • @lindaporter3726
      @lindaporter3726 Před 3 dny +2

      ❤❤

    • @SirVarnish
      @SirVarnish Před 3 dny +2

      @@grumpykat2909 not about governing, it’s about winning an election with low info and undecided voters

    • @paulamackinnon3262
      @paulamackinnon3262 Před 3 dny

      Yes, it's Dems MO to wet our beds over this stuff. We're not, so why should they!? Move on and stop weakening Joe and the party. He is 100% capable of managing our country.

    • @blackqueen2me342
      @blackqueen2me342 Před 2 dny +2

      Well said. Enough with the BS. Vote for Joe and not the Pyscho

    • @kennethadams2575
      @kennethadams2575 Před 2 dny

      Right, he's not on track to win and he acts oblivious to that reality.

  • @MicroBrewsRule
    @MicroBrewsRule Před 4 dny +195

    Good God. Biden fumbled the ball, but he didn't lose the game.

    • @Jason_xofilos
      @Jason_xofilos Před 3 dny +7

      Yes he did unless he drops out. Even then it is so late in the primary election no one else even has a chance including Harris or Buttigieg or Newsom. It is bleak and we shall see what happens at the conventions and in November.

    • @amandaemerson753
      @amandaemerson753 Před 3 dny +4

      I am proud to stand with you!!!💙💙💙

    • @amandaemerson753
      @amandaemerson753 Před 3 dny +12

      ​@@Jason_xofilosI hope you can see that this is not bleak and will continue to stay loyal to our President. He is loyal to you!!!

    • @kevincorcoran5610
      @kevincorcoran5610 Před 3 dny

      Biden did not fumble the ball. He didn’t know he was on the field. He not only didn’t know which goal line was his, he didn’t know what a goal line was. Of course most of us here will vote for anyone or anything to prevent Trump from getting near the Oval Office again. That’s not the point. The point is that he showed himself to be feeble, weak, incoherent and categorically unfit, mentally and physically, to lead the ticket.

    • @CrabbyE8
      @CrabbyE8 Před 3 dny +18

      Oh, no! 😱
      Biden had a bad debate! I guess I’m voting for Trump now.
      NOT!!
      The Bulwark needs to chill out. 😂🤣

  • @dothenocomotion
    @dothenocomotion Před 2 dny +3

    I was hoping calmer heads would prevail at The Bulwark. Emotions were high on the night, and people were reactionary.
    Replacing Biden now with someone else is exactly how we lose to Trump in November. Biden is our best chance to unite the Democrats and the rest of the pro-democracy coalition. In moments like these, we double down, not give up.

  • @user-xi7gz6sz4w
    @user-xi7gz6sz4w Před 3 dny +3

    Bad "performance?" I'm not voting for a "performer." I'm voting for a president. Biden will go back to the White House on Monday morning and continue what he's been doing since '21 - being a great, competent president.

  • @nobody8328
    @nobody8328 Před 3 dny +33

    There's a reason that we're called Blue Dog Democrats. Id happily vote for a blue dog over a republican at this point.

  • @JMOP1715
    @JMOP1715 Před 3 dny +47

    I like Mark Cuban’s quote:
    The question is what features voters believe make a better POTUS : Feeble, Capable and Ethical vs Vigorous, Unethical and Incapable of telling the truth.
    I’ll vote ethical every time.

    • @jps101574
      @jps101574 Před 2 dny

      Except he no longer has any chance of winning.

    • @rynhan5224
      @rynhan5224 Před 2 dny +1

      @@jps101574 Wrong. He will win.

    • @jps101574
      @jps101574 Před 2 dny

      @@rynhan5224 He was trailing in all swing states before the debate. He will be trailing in some blue states soon and the donors will stop donating. Frank Luntz's panel of 14 independent voters had only 1 left voting Biden. Face reality, it's over! Replace Biden of lose.

    • @mdsju2mia
      @mdsju2mia Před 2 dny

      @@jps101574who’s side are you on??!! We will have a DEM President. This country is not in trouble…the trouble comes with Drumpf.
      Let’s show some hope buddy. 👍🏽🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🌊🌊🌊🌊

    • @jps101574
      @jps101574 Před 2 dny

      @@mdsju2miaAre you watching the voter reactions from news outlets? Biden was trailing in all swing states BEFORE the debate. He will be down in Minnesota, Virginia, and New Jersey after this week. DNC donations will dry up almost completely. At this point, Biden's chances are the same as Jill Stein, Cornell West and RFK Jr. Zero. Replace him or get used to 4 years of Trump.

  • @jeffreyjohnson9899
    @jeffreyjohnson9899 Před 3 dny +2

    Of course I am supporting Biden. He didn't lie , cheat or steal . You could tell Trump was lying. Biden didn't do well , but he is the better man for the job.

  • @lorie76yt
    @lorie76yt Před 2 dny +2

    What do we do.” You get back up like Joe Biden did, right after the debate and stop wallowing in panic porn 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @commonsense571
    @commonsense571 Před 3 dny +195

    I’m not voting for a tv host I’m voting for a great president. The best in my lifetime.
    ✨💙🗽💙✨
    For democracy.
    For women.
    For decency.

    • @truthcounts94
      @truthcounts94 Před 3 dny +9

      Sarah LONGWELL Iwill never listen to that woman again.. Who throws out a man for having a bad debate with a monster. SHAME ON SARAH. GET her off the pod casts she doesn't add anything to any podcast.

    • @lisasands8530
      @lisasands8530 Před 3 dny +8

      @@truthcounts94 I was thinking the VERY same thing!!! SHAME SHAME SHAME ON YOU SARAH!

    • @CastleMc
      @CastleMc Před 3 dny +6

      @@truthcounts94 Get real. She is saying the same thing as millions of others including several European leaders who urged Biden to step aside today. Yes, Biden has been a very good president. However, he lost a LOT of support last night with his totally weak and lame performance. Regardless of your personal feelings, the chance of Trump winning has gone up exponentially in 24 hours. If Biden cares about the country he needs to step aside.

    • @sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401
      @sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401 Před 3 dny +3

      ​@@truthcounts94
      I agree.

    • @sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401
      @sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401 Před 3 dny +4

      ​@@CastleMc
      That is NOT the Democratic way !

  • @lorrainesowards2140
    @lorrainesowards2140 Před 3 dny +34

    Republicans who debated trump had problems. It's hard to refute 3 lies in 1 minute.
    . . . . and then put forth your proposals as well. I'm with Biden.

  • @Pollytics4
    @Pollytics4 Před dnem +2

    The media never asks trump hard questions. Trump couldn't explain tariffs without including sharks and sinking boats. Sick of the media coddling trump.

  • @MarioJaker
    @MarioJaker Před 3 dny +3

    Really appreciate this conversation. You’re only saying what millions of people are thinking. All of us are dealing with smug smiles from the worst people in the world after that debate.

  • @normaparrish8341
    @normaparrish8341 Před 3 dny +29

    Well on his worst day Biden is still a superhero …he certainly did better at the rally and will do better at next debate. I don’t care about debates I care about a leader for our country!❤

  • @fisher7ofmen
    @fisher7ofmen Před 3 dny +48

    The sky isn't falling guys. Joe has always delivered as an underdog. He is called a scapper for a reason. Trump is a bully, and Joe Biden isn't afraid of bullies.

  • @user-yt3so4pk7u
    @user-yt3so4pk7u Před 3 dny +4

    Ok I was sick watching the “debate”. I thought Joe was ill. He was pale, raspy, He looked bad. But, you are political professionals. I just heard 2/3 of the potential voters didn’t even watch the debate. I watched him in North Carolina. I felt relief. So I think you are overreacting. I certainly won’t listen Tom Friedman tell me what to do. We have many great Democrats for the future. Yes, Jamie Raskin would be a great choice. But, I don’t see that happening it. VOTE BLUE 4 MORE YEARS OF BIDEN HARRIS

  • @aaronbaker-zn2xe
    @aaronbaker-zn2xe Před 3 dny +2

    Guys, you need to continue to back Biden, he isn't being switched, it's the sane option and the party is what matters. Trump is not gaining votes over this debate.

  • @atlaustell
    @atlaustell Před 3 dny +68

    Biden could be in hospice care and I would still vote for him.

    • @FR-kb1fc
      @FR-kb1fc Před 3 dny +4

      yes, so would I and nearly everyone here, but the point is that the best odds for the Democrats to win is if Biden withdraws his candidacy. It's not about Biden, it's about what is best for the entire world, and what's best for the world is to defeat Trump and the best odds for doing that are by replacing Biden. Sarah, Tim and Jonathan made a very clear, logical, data-driven case for why Biden needs to be replaced, preferably by Whitmer and/or Shapiro.

    • @lucyarroyo6186
      @lucyarroyo6186 Před 3 dny

      Better than one who did so in jail.

    • @rneedham667
      @rneedham667 Před 3 dny

      Me Too!!

    • @corporalsoletrain2132
      @corporalsoletrain2132 Před 3 dny

      @@FR-kb1fc You think splitting the ticket on a late-race switchup because Biden was raspy with a cold is going to do ANYTHING other than divide the anti-Trump vote and hand the White House to him? Your fantasy world sucks. Get a new one.

    • @tammyboon6259
      @tammyboon6259 Před 3 dny

      I agree BUT at least ppl need to acknowledge that Biden will keep declining. It's when ppl think he's 100% I think they aren't dealing with reality!!!! And there's still ppl who will vote for Trump sadly as result.

  • @charlottecrane9134
    @charlottecrane9134 Před 3 dny +37

    I will vote for Biden hands down!

  • @matthewbarnes375
    @matthewbarnes375 Před 3 dny +2

    Debates stopped being persuasive a long time ago, when the time limits got too constrained for nuance. It's just a sport now; who can get in the most jabs. People tune in not with open minds, but hoping to see their team win. It's a ridiculous event that has long outlived its usefulness. Trump won it because he's a bully and a narcissist, but it doesn't change my opinion of Biden in the slightest.

  • @joanduffie1707
    @joanduffie1707 Před 3 dny +2

    Sorry Sarah, but you have over reacted to Bidens situation. Since they said he was congested, I’d bet that someone gave him a decongestant or cold medicine. That would have reduced him to a zombie. He was coming out of it at the Waffle House. So we are sticking with Biden.

  • @lizzyschenk8878
    @lizzyschenk8878 Před 3 dny +40

    Sadly, Biden gave a great speech today. while Trump was out talking about Hannibal Lecter again. But the mainstream news is only focusing on Biden’s awful performance not the ramblings of a lunatic. That debate performance was the worst thing that could’ve happened. I just hope nothing like this happens again going forward and voters have a short term memory.

  • @jumpinjehoshaphat1951
    @jumpinjehoshaphat1951 Před 3 dny +2

    Stepping aside would be a dramatic repudiation of what Trump tried to do. This would further burnish Biden's legacy. Think it would elevate Biden to be among our greatest presidents. Especially if he chose wisely his successor because he'd basically have that power.

  • @sbl2051
    @sbl2051 Před 3 dny +3

    I voted Biden in 2020, the 2024 primary and will vote for him in November. One debate is not an election! Tell Trump to drop out for the benefit of the country. Stop being so pessimistic about Biden!

    • @peacelovejoy8786
      @peacelovejoy8786 Před 3 dny

      Totally agree!

    • @franbailey
      @franbailey Před 3 dny

      It was far more than a bad debate. Biden’s performance gave the Republicans all video they need to convince more voters in swing states to vote for Trump. For the sake of our democracy, he needs to step aside asap. #♥UJOEITSTIMETOGO #NO$TILJOEGOES

  • @joeatalig5005
    @joeatalig5005 Před 3 dny +57

    President Biden will do just fine. Debates doesn't hinder his decision making ability.

    • @tflg3257
      @tflg3257 Před 3 dny

      @joeatalig5005
      Joe Biden will do just fine in retirement where he belongs.

    • @scentials
      @scentials Před 3 dny +3

      Aussie here. I really can’t understand how everyone gets in a tizz over a debate. But also can you imagine if Biden pulls out of the race - Trump will do a victory tour 🙁

    • @tflg3257
      @tflg3257 Před 2 dny

      @@scentials Biden never had a chance of winning without cheating.