Did Joe Biden repeat his debate performance at last night’s press conference, and give Democrats a reason to stage an intervention?
No.
Did Joe Biden give anyone — and especially Democrats — any reason to think that the debate was just “one bad night”?
No.
Instead, Biden showed more coherence and grasp on the issues in the questions, which primarily consisted of foreign policy and Biden’s cognitive capacities. However, Biden tired noticeably during the one-hour Q&A, got lost in some of his answers, and didn’t give anyone the impression that he has the stamina for a presidential campaign this year, let alone four more years in office. Immediate feedback from Capitol Hill on CNN made it clear that Biden hadn’t changed the direction of the momentum to push him off the ballot.
One camp was delighted with the result, however:
If @JoeBiden wanted to actually change anyone’s mind about…
