Opinion: Why Biden’s Debate Catastrophe Was Months in the Making

From the moment Joe Biden walked (sort-of) on stage you sensed that this might not be his night.

After five minutes no-one was in any doubt. But should we be surprised? Thursday night’s catastrophe was the culmination of an abysmal campaign to date by Biden.

When Ezra Klein of The New York Times suggested, in February, that Biden should be replaced as the Democrats’ candidate he cited this as one key reason: “The presidency is a performance. You are not just making decisions...