Despite rough debate performance, Biden still better than Trump as president

Editor:

During the first presidential debate, President Biden enunciated numerous verifiable facts for those watching—and hopefully listening carefully to—the two candidates.  He may have been over-prepared.

Hardly any expert commentator has mentioned that—prior to the debate—Biden had been actively engaged in a grueling schedule carrying out the duties of the presidency.

As the analysts noted, however, Biden had an awfully weak debate performance. He lost his train of thought twice early on without successfully wrapping up two sentences. A bit later he said “Putin” when he meant to say “Trump.” That one got apologized for. Other gaffes were corrected.

But former president Trump had a horrible night as well. It was impressive that he adroitly avoided answering at least seven of the moderators’ questions. Jake Tapper and Dana Bash meekly tried—without success—to hold his feet to the fire. The former president’s success was amplified by dozens of misstatements dragged forth from the recesses of his mind.

What a shame that we get so caught up in the fault-finding that we miss the bigger picture.

Both parties have better candidates, but Biden is still the better choice in my view.

Sincerely yours,

Gary Kent

Albion