Biden needs the TikTok generation. His awful debate won't help.

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• Social media is having a meltdown over Biden's debate performance.
• Many felt disillusioned by the prospect of either candidate — and their ages.
• Biden was struggling with Gen Z voters, many of whom get news from TikTok, even before the debate.

There was one potential bright side to Biden's horrendous performance at CNN's debate: relatively few people watched it.

But for a critical demographic, they didn't need to watch live.