Give Joe A Break

Not only did he have only one minute to answer each question with everything he had been told to say, but he was also supposed to "fact-check" Trump. There was no way he could have covered everything he was 'supposed' to say in one minute slots. He had to speak so quickly, it was incomprehensible. Biden's team had also bombarded him with what he should not do. This further set him up to fail because when we are told not to make a certain mistake, we are 70% more likely to make it. In addition, his campaign had clearly over-prepared him to the point of exhaustion. At the gathering immediately after, he spoke clearly in a normal, powerful voice.