Democratic Decision-Makers Await Gold-Standard Polls Before Judging How Bad Debate Night Was for Joe Biden

Expect to see the full impact of the debate settle in between one and two weeks after the fact.

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President Trump, left, on February 24, 2024, and President Biden on January 27, 2024. AP

Although many in the press called on President Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee after last week’s debate performance, decision makers are still waiting on polling that shows the depth of the damage Mr. Biden’s performance had on his standing with the public.

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