The campaign to attack the cognition of Joe Biden.

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9. Biden's approval ratings never recovered after the Afghanistan pullout

I agree the media uproar regarding the withdrawal was over the top, but there were many missteps and unforced errors (to put it charitably ) that proved fatal, most critical of which was to run again.

Biden had several good excuses and openings to leave. While Tapper’s book is tawdry gossip, it is revealing the impact his family had on him. Hunter’s trial had an understandable mental toll on his father. And having listened to Hur’s tape this week, it was a lot worse than the transcript. He clearly did not know where he was when events in his life transpired. It was really sad.

We all know about how bad Trump is. His cognitive decline was not as evident since he’s always been barely coherent.

Democrats will be especially keen to nominate someone much younger. I’d be surprised if anyone past 60 makes the cut.