‘Cannot Have A Senior Moment’: NBC Analyst Says Voters Tell Her They’ll Watch Debate To Verify Biden’s Competency

NBC political analyst Elise Jordan said Friday that voters inform her they’ll be tuning into the upcoming presidential debate to ensure President Joe Biden is capable of serving another term.

CNN on Saturday finalized the rules and format for the 90-minute debate between Biden and former President Donald Trump, which include silencing microphones and barring a live studio audience. Jordan on “Morning Joe” said voters in Wisconsin and Michigan, including Democrats who back Biden, are feeling unease about Biden’s age and will be watching the debate to “make sure that he’s up to the task” of being president.

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“Well, the Biden campaign needs to set the narrative early that Biden is competent and capable to lead going forward. And he absolutely cannot have a senior moment at this debate,” Jordan said.

“I was in Wisconsin and Michigan two weeks ago for a lot of focus groups, and what I heard from voters, Democrats who support Biden, is just that they’re going to be watching and they want to make sure that he’s up to the task,” she added. “They might still be planning to vote for him, but they still, they’re uncomfortable about the age. And it really is an albatross that is hanging around this candidate and campaign.”

Biden’s cognitive ability has consistently been raised