Biden’s debate debacle rattles Bay Area Democrats, but replacing him would bring ‘chaos’

Prominent Bay Area Democrat Larry Stone was so dismayed by President Joe Biden’s enfeebled demeanor during the debate Thursday night against former President Donald Trump that he just could not take it any more, he said Friday morning.

“I had to stop watching it,” said Stone, who has known Biden since the 1960s and serves as Santa Clara County Assessor. “He’s always been very vibrant. He was very active. I was hoping to see that Joe Biden I’ve known for a long time, and he just didn’t live...