Biden's debate is a “DEFCON 1” moment for Democrats … - With breathtaking speed, private discussions about Biden's expected performance against Donald Trump went from optimism to shock and even questions about whether Biden could continue his campaign. … - A “disaster,” one former Biden administration official called it.

CNN Flash Poll: Majority of debate watchers say Trump outperformed Biden  —  Registered voters who watched CNN's presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump largely think Trump outperformed Biden, according to a CNN poll of debate watchers conducted by SSRS, with most saying …

CNN fails the nation  —  The signal failure of the American media during the Trump era has been the refusal to hold Donald Trump accountable for his behavior - and, in particular, his endless lies.  —  That has never been more obvious than it was at Thursday night's presidential debate.

How To Process Biden's Debate Disaster  —  A lot of things happened.  Here are some of the things.  This is TPM's Morning Memo.  —  Say It Ain't So, Joe  —  I loathe theater criticism-style debate coverage, but by any standard it was a disastrous performance by President Biden.

Biden acknowledges bad debate performance and age … - The president appeared to address some of those criticisms head-on Friday in an attempt to assuage Democrats' concerns. … - “I don't walk as easy as I used to, I don't speak as smoothly as I used to, I don't debate as well as I used to, but I know what I do know.

The true losers of this presidential debate were the American people  —  We didn't need this show.  Each candidate has had time to show us who they are, and one is a felon trying to destroy democracy  —  The American people lost the debate last night, and it was more painful than usual …

Playbook: Democrats wake up to a nightmare  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  The mass panic among Democrats began last night about 12 minutes into the debate.  —  President JOE BIDEN was answering a question about the national debt.

Gavin Newsom Is Ready for the Biden Emergency  —  California's governor has fundraising chops, messaging skills and the campaign infrastructure to step up.  —  When cameras captured California Governor Gavin Newsom walking into CNN's spin room on Thursday evening, flashing his Hollywood smile …

Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Trump faces  —  The Supreme Court on Friday limited a federal obstruction law that has been used to charge hundreds of Capitol riot defendants as well as former President Donald Trump.