Trump wins big by letting Biden be Biden

Going into Thursday’s debate, I said the two candidates would have to fight their own worst tendencies to reassure voters. Rusty from years off the debate stage, they’d have to reach out to that double-hater demographic, suburban doubters and independent voters. This small sliver of voters that remains undecided needed to be reassured in different ways. 

From President Joe Biden, they needed to see a man who was in command, smooth and consistent in his delivery, who could defend a record...