Eric Schmeltzer

President Joe Biden and his campaign have been flat-footed dealing with the debate fallout.

I remember the evening of Oct. 3, 2012, pretty well. Every one of my friends and family were freaking out. Online, people were freaking out.

"At bottom, former President Trump's stance would collapse our system of separated powers by placing the President beyond the reach of all three Branches," the court wrote.

Yes, it's all over for Joe Biden. Turn out the lights, the party's over. And it is the Middle East that will do him in. Or not.

All voters must know those stakes and precisely what Trump is accused of.

Getting out there is good, but doing the same ol', same ol' won't change the landscape for the president.

Every leading publication settled on a narrative and could not break out of it – Republicans were going to demolish Democrats. Even when Politico's own poll showed that Democrats could win, despite the narrative they had been pushing, they decided to trash their own poll as an outlier.

A close look at polling and voter registration patterns gives reason for Democrats to feel like there's a real chance at bucking history and keeping control of the House of Representatives.

At Trump rallies, including one in Ohio last weekend, congregants were given a booklet claiming that Donald Trump is "the son of man—the Christ." According to the booklet's summary on Amazon, "This book will explain in depth how "Donald John Trump's" full name literally means: 'The Ruler of the World, graced by Yahweh (the LORD) and a descendant of a Drummer.'"

When things get bleak for Democrats, they often look around for one singular person to save them. In 2012, they turned their eyes to the "Big Dog," the "Secretary of 'Splaining Stuff" Bill Clinton to electrify a convention and propel Barack Obama to a second term. In 2020, they rallied around an un-retired Joe Bidento sweep Donald Trump out of the White House. And now that control of Congress is teetering on the edge, who can Democrats turn to?