The Biden who showed up for the Ryan debate helped turn around Barack Obama’s re-election campaign. Really drove the thing and I think staunched the bleeding.”Staffers for the re-election campaign often contrast the first debate with the vice-presidential debate. Speaking to Fox & Friends in an interview broadcast on Sunday, the president said he had been preparing for Biden debate every day. “We wanted to convey that.”At Obama campaign reelection headquarters there was a strong sense of relief and optimism, according to multiple former staffers. Mike Donilon, another longtime Biden adviser, and Biden campaign deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield are also involved in debate preparations.

Source: The Guardian September 27, 2020 08:02 UTC