Should Biden step down? Kasich says Democrats are in 'panic mode' after debate

President Biden struggled in last night's debate as former President Trump delivered falsehoods. Now, some are calling for Biden to step down. MSNBC's Symone Sanders-Townsend and former Gov. John Kasich join Chris Jansing to share their reaction.



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It was the worst debate performance in presidential history

[Treetopflyer]

Can’t fix a problem if you don’t acknowledge there is one.

[heinzruedi]

I always wondered why CNN and MSNBC have more employees than Viewers.

[LongTomH]

The worst time to make a decision is when you're in 'panic mode.'

[KleWdSide]

I prefer to vote for the lost old man w/ a solid administration than the mendacious old man w/ nutjob sycophants & Project 2025.

[Nitroking-mhyt]

Biden definitely underperformed in the debate but he could have walked out and sang Mary had a little lamb for 90 minutes and I still wouldn’t vote for tRump!

[buixote]

This is what the *Primary* was supposed to be about; the DNC would rather choose the Candidate *for us*. Some cemocracy.

[susanh]

Strong finish? I must have dozed off.

[brownredxx]

The question is, who is really running the country right now?

[Areaoverload]

Now imagine everybody with a rational brain that has been in panic mode for 4 years lol

[juancarrillo]

What a ding bats topic “will you step down Joe?” no….
Why aren’t they reporting on debate content…

[oldscribe]

Biden must honorably resign on health grounds NOW after that debate debacle and open the field to Newsome, Whitehouse, Raskin, Buttigieg —and the list goes on. They would have sliced and diced Trump. Biden was not up it and never will be. What did his handlers do to him at Camp David? It was as if he was not there. He was like a kid who stayed awake all night preparing for a critical exam, got into the exam room and his brain decided he needed sleep. He was overprepared.

[benjaminglasgow]

I will vote for a comatose Biden rather than a criminal Trump.

[Brian-lbzo]

We would rather have a President who needs 5 to 10 seconds extra to communicate what is best for the U.S. and world than a lying con man who speaks immediately for what is best for him.

[albertinathompson]

I’m more disappointed in Dems folding like a cheap suit at the first whiff of weakness. Can you even imagine the GOP behaving like this? Not to mention MSM beating the dead horse.

[johnunderwood]

What would Tea Party Kasich know about what Democrats think? Why are you using him as a source?

[powellpatterson]

"Where was this Xo Biden on the debate stage ???".... still in the syringe .

[rockyroad-hqhz]

I don't think nobody is in panic mode. Not even the 25% of Nikki Haley primary voters are growing Trump's base. Motivation and growing the base are two different things. I don't see anybody on Trump's debate numbers on that. The news are not tackling Trump's campaign on that either.

[FelixMantilla]

Kasich always likes to think of himself as above the fray. He's not. He's a phony.

[maximuseffort]

Anyone surprised about Biden’s performance was in lala land