Biden Town Hall

I was disappointed with Mr. Biden’s performance at the televised town hall. Instead of answering questions concisely, he rambled through his résumé and his life story. He came across as a scatterbrain.

Mr. Trump also comes across as a scatterbrain, and most of what he says is untrue. The difference is that Trump’s supporters like that he riffs about nonsense that makes them feel good. He could tell them that Hillary would have given Mars to China, and they would have cheered enthusiastically.

But people who would potentially vote for Mr. Biden don’t want fluff. They want assurances that the next administration is going to pull us out of the dark, shameful hole that the current administration has dragged us into.

Mr. Biden seemed to do a bit better in the second half of the evening. I think that someone from his team might have had a word with him during a commercial break. And having a mind that bounces from idea to idea might not be a bad quality for a chief executive who makes decisions with a team of good people. Nevertheless, it didn’t come across well, and at this point, every vote matters.