Let me suggest that the level of surprise many are exhibiting at the decline of Biden since the debate shows just how powerful the media is.
Because I watch media across the political spectrum I had already seen the evidence that he was going mentally downhill. I did not need the debate to show me that reality. But for the past few years, any mention of this in the mainstream media was denounced as right-wing propaganda. Indeed, the main reason why it is not still denounced as such is because the evidence of Biden's difficulties was so powerful at the debate that we can no longer deny the reality of his mental decline.
The media's ability to distort perceived reality should not be underestimated.
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