The Trump campaign believes it would be extremely easy to attack Biden using clips from the debate to create devastating campaign commercials, leveraging right-wing media's previous criticism of Biden's mental acuity.
Republican allies publicly dismiss suggestions of Biden dropping out, stating it is too close to the election. However, they are privately preparing for different possibilities and acknowledge the difficulty in beating another Democrat who is not Biden or Harris.
A close Biden ally mentioned concerns that if there were two more events like the debate, the situation for Biden's campaign would become increasingly challenging.
Republicans wanting Biden to remain in the race implies a possible strategic move for Democrats to consider urging Biden to exit, as this aligns with the views of elected Democrats, the left, and editorial boards.
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