Former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe said that Democrats should be panicked about President Joe Biden’s debate performance on Thursday night, calling it a “Defcon 1 moment” — meaning the party needed to be at its maximum state of readiness to make a change.
Plouffe made the remarks during an MSNBC interview with far-left host Rachel Maddow when he was asked for his personal take and what he was hearing from top Democrats.
“Well, I think consistent with your reaction, Rachel and others on the panel, it’s kind of a Defcon 1 moment,” he said. “Listen, I’ve been deeply involved in presidential campaign debates. Some went well, some didn’t go well. The only thing that matters, and you won’t really know for three or four days, is how the voters that will decide this election will react.”
He said that voters’ concerns about Biden’s age and fitness for office…
