 olivia nuzzi reports this was true back in 2020 quote a campaign trail was a grueling exercise for anybody of any age from the youngest network embeds to the oldest would-be president and back then there were days when biden appeared sharper than on others i know it was a good day when he saw me and winked on such occasions he joked and prayed and cried with voters he stayed to take a photo with every supporter he might even entertain a question or two from the press he had color in his face there was no question he was alive and present on bad days which were unpredictable but reliably occurred during a challenging news cycle he was less animated he stared off he