 The debate probably wasn't entirely an anomaly. It's not even clear to what extent Biden is making these decisions rather than his staff. Frankly, I'd rather have Kamala Harris be president right now in the event of, say, an unconfirmed report of a North Korean nuclear missile inbound to Honolulu after 8 p.m. A fully engaged president would have done something like this following his debate performance. Schedule a press conference at 9 o'clock the next morning and answer questions forthrightly and completely until he demonstrated the debate was indeed just a bad night.