Vulnerable down-ballot Democrats stay quiet after Biden’s debate

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Bridget Bowman is a national political reporter for NBC News.

Democrats running in competitive down-ballot races this year largely kept quiet or dodged questions on Friday about the first presidential debate as the party grapples with the fallout from President Joe Biden’s shaky performance. Several Senate Democratic candidates in key states took to social media not to comment on the debate, but to share footage from recent campaign events or highlight other policies.

But others were skeptical that the debate could impact races further down the ballot, with many voters already set in their views about Biden and Trump. ”Joe Biden turned in a weak debate performance. There’s no beating around that bush,” said one Democratic strategist working in House and Senate races. “But it doesn’t change the fact that voters have come to expect that Joe Biden is old and that Donald Trump is really crazy.

 

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