Democratic insiders say Biden's crisis response almost as bad as debate

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Gaffes Biden made at the NATO summit and in interviews with George Stephanopoulos and Black Entertainment Television, the waning support of media stalwarts such as MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, and the worsening divisions within the Democratic Party have only solidified the prevailing view that Biden can't beat Trump.
45% : The advisers, campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon, and senior advisers Mike Donilon and Steve Ricchetti, argued Biden was "in the zone" of being competitive in battleground states and pointed to a Washington Post/ABC News poll showing Biden and Trump tied nationally.
39% : A CBS News/YouGov poll published Thursday showed Trump now leading Biden by 5 points nationally, while an Emerson College poll showed the former president ahead in seven battleground states.
38% : And they warn that Biden's fundraising, which has taken a substantial hit this month, will continue to slacken, putting the president in an increasingly difficult position to stage a comeback in the polls against Trump.
28% : Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Friday said Biden is "weighing" the question of which Democratic nominee would have the best chance of beating Trump.
25% : Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio), who had held off for days on calling for Biden to step aside, said Friday he had finally reached the conclusion that the president is "no longer the best person to" convince the American people that Trump should not be elected nor Republicans allowed to take control of Congress.
23% : The strategist said Biden appeared to be an underdog heading into the race, but his prospects of victory plummeted after the debate and further slipped after the attempted assassination of Trump in Butler, Pa., which has united GOP and had a rallying effect on their voters.
1% : When Holt noted Biden appeared confused at times during his debate with Trump, Biden criticized the media for not doing more to fact-check Trump's "28 lies" on the debate stage.

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