Trump turned the debate last night into a mud wrestling match. Biden did the best he could given the circumstances. My guess is that in the minds of the American people Biden won the debate and Trump revealed in his behavior and words everything that is ugly about him and his administration once again.

Good read from the New Yorker. It captures both the dangers as well as the dynamics of the elections.

Trump gives Proud Boys, a white supremacist, anti-Semitic militia group, more than a shout out. It was an appeal to ready themselves to disrupt the elections over the next several weeks, on election day, and in the days and weeks that follow. It was an incitement to violence.

Trump’s performance in the presidential debate was an expression of his weakness and desperation as well as a danger to democracy.

Trump has been breaking democratic norms and institutions since he entered the White House. Earlier this week he continued this behavior in turning the presidential debate into a sh-t show.