Former DNC chair, ex-White house chief of staff react to Biden's debate performance

so let's bring in Donna Brazil ABC News analyst uh former uh DNC chair Donna what do you make of President Biden's performance tonight well I think there were many missed opportunities we wanted a couple of doubles a few singles and yes we wanted him to hit it out of the ballp but the fact is is that I think the president was trying to uh not only get his message across which at times he had a hard time but he was also trying to set a narrative set a pace and he never really got an opportunity to to reach that point so I believe it was a missed opportunity will it change the trajectory to race perhaps on the margins but you know that's why we have 131 days many Democrats are disappointed some Democrats are telling me well look what the other guy did he didn't hit it out the ballp part and half of what he said well everybody know tomorrow will be fat check and we know it was not true the bottom line is this race is going to continue there's no effort underway right now that I know of and I think I would know at least on the third or fourth phone call if there was an effort to replace the nominee he's still the most experienced person in the race and I do believe the American people want steady hands at the wheel and you thought that was steady tonight you're comfortable with this performance like I said he didn't he didn't score the Home Run we wanted him to hit it out the ballpark so we can enjoy the rest of the summer and maybe in my case just have another vacation but look the fact fact is that Joe Biden you know tried to get his message out to the American people that I'm here to fight for you I'm here to lower the cause but most importantly I'm here to continue to make America strong and and and more united he couldn't get that message out he was busy factchecking busy looking saying I can't believe it Joe Biden had to talk to the American people and hit it out the ballpark he was a missed opportunity but he's still in a race this race is not over really interesting the point you make there Donna and I just want to underscore that because I think is important that I follow up on the idea that and you heard Mary and John talk about this some of the falsehoods that might have come from the other Podium that that you believe that the president President Biden was um in some ways surprised or trying to fact check in real time what he was witnessing on that stage and lost his own message in the process that that's the problem Donald Trump came in as the rally Trump you want to know what Donald Trump showed up the one that I get to see every weekend at a rally because I watch Donald Trump I listen to Donald Trump he didn't have to make it up because that's what he's been saying and it's been good enough for over 40 50% maybe 50% of the American people Joe Biden had a difficult task tonight and that it was to tell the American people give the narrative here's what I'm doing and here's what I plan to do over the next four years instead I think he was trying to fact check and I I I believe it was a missed opportunity but he scored a lot of singles and you'll see a lot of you'll see a lot of pundits including some of my colleagues on the DNC that will be a little nervous I'm not nervous I know Joe Biden he'll come back Donna Brazil our thanks to you as always RS prus I want to get your reaction as well you heard Donna uh used the word disappointed uh in President Biden's performance tonight though she said he hit a number of singles uh she also took aim at the uh opponent on the stage there former president Trump saying uh that so much of what he said wasn't based in fact that the president was trying to take incoming in that way and also trying to get his message out what do you make of President Biden's performance tonight and what do you make of former president Trump well I thought president Trump did what he needed to do which was number one uh I I think for the most part he was civil I think secondly he stuck to the issues I think he did very well on immigration and the economy pointing out where Joe Biden failed uh and then he let Joe Biden talk which is what we're talking about right now uh this was an absolute dumpster fire train wreck uh I think the dnc's Donna's going to get her invitation to a Zoom call uh tonight from the DNC uh all the talk is about replacing Joe Biden on the ballot if you're Gretchen Whitmer or Gavin Nome uh you'd probably be waiting by the phone uh and it's not easy I know that but it's going to take Joe Biden deciding that he should step aside I don't know if he's going to do that but I think there are going to be a lot of people talking to him about stepping aside look Joe Biden needed to do two things and we talked about it before the debate he needed to articulate a Clear Vision for what he is going to do as president moving forward and he needed to do it in a way that gave people confidence that he had the mental acuity to deliver he failed on both of those marks the spin after this debate is going to be more important in influencing those people in the middle the very tiny fraction in the middle the spin afterwards is going to be more important than even what they saw there and it's going to be over and over and over about Joe Biden's mental AC Acuity being in the toilet ry's appreciate it Don I'll let you respond he says you're going to get a zoom invite uh and and very soon at that matter I don't care I'm gonna stick with Joe Biden let me just say something Donald Trump also had to convince Independence that he will protect the Integrity of our elections there are there are lots of uh police offic in the metropolitan DC area who works for the capital police and the DC police they are still dealing with their injuries they're still dealing with the trauma the notion that those Americans came to for a peaceful protest is wrong and that's why I think Joe scored a single on that all right Donna and rs we appreciate it as always