NBC’s Welker: Democrats Are in a ‘State of Crisis’

WELKER It is yet ░░░░░░░░ extraordinary moment in the ░░░░░░░░ election cycle with Democrats ░░░░░░░░ a state of crisis ░░░░░░░░ President Joe Biden delivered ░░░░░░░░ disastrous debate performance that ░░░░░░░░ voters top concerns about ░░░░░░░░ age and ability to ░░░░░░░░ another four years in ░░░░░░░░ Not since the first ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy debate in 1960 ░░░░░░░░ a debate had as ░░░░░░░░ potential to shake up ░░░░░░░░ presidential race This morning ░░░░░░░░ is widespread panic within ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party and questions ░░░░░░░░ whether the president should ░░░░░░░░ out of the race ░░░░░░░░ starts FAVREAU I think ░░░░░░░░ was a EXPLETIVE disaster ░░░░░░░░ think it was like ░░░░░░░░ the worst debate I ░░░░░░░░ ever seen in my ░░░░░░░░ life McCaskill I do ░░░░░░░░ people feel like that ░░░░░░░░ are confronting a crisis ░░░░░░░░ There are going to ░░░░░░░░ discussions about whether he ░░░░░░░░ continue LOVETT At first ░░░░░░░░ was shocking and it ░░░░░░░░ scary and it was ░░░░░░░░ and by the end ░░░░░░░░ was absurd Is the ░░░░░░░░ path sticking with Joe ░░░░░░░░ or is the riskiest ░░░░░░░░ saying we want someone ░░░░░░░░ And anybody who says ░░░░░░░░ is not a tough ░░░░░░░░ right now is full ░░░░░░░░ EXPLETIVE Clip ends WELKER ░░░░░░░░ Friday in a stunning ░░░░░░░░ The New York Times ░░░░░░░░ Board called on President ░░░░░░░░ to serve his country ░░░░░░░░ drop out of the ░░░░░░░░ race NBC News has ░░░░░░░░ that President Biden is ░░░░░░░░ to address his campaign ░░░░░░░░ his family at Camp ░░░░░░░░ that s according to ░░░░░░░░ people familiar with the ░░░░░░░░ Now he and First ░░░░░░░░ Jill Biden arrived there ░░░░░░░░ night to join their ░░░░░░░░ and grandchildren in a ░░░░░░░░ planned before Thursday s ░░░░░░░░ The campaign was always ░░░░░░░░ to be a topic ░░░░░░░░ conversation but now undoubtedly ░░░░░░░░ s debate will be ░░░░░░░░ and center Senior Adviser ░░░░░░░░ Dunn addressed the matter ░░░░░░░░ Saturday START TAPE Sanders ░░░░░░░░ You all did not ░░░░░░░░ any kind of conversations ░░░░░░░░ oh should Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ out of this race ░░░░░░░░ The conversation that we ░░░░░░░░ is okay what do ░░░░░░░░ do next Okay That ░░░░░░░░ if there s one ░░░░░░░░ that we re about ░░░░░░░░ s okay Barack Obama ░░░░░░░░ bad debates happen We ░░░░░░░░ a bad debate What ░░░░░░░░ we do next And ░░░░░░░░ know the president above ░░░░░░░░ is focused on what ░░░░░░░░ we do next What ░░░░░░░░ I need to go ░░░░░░░░ Clip ends WELKER President ░░░░░░░░ who agreed to the ░░░░░░░░ general election debate in ░░░░░░░░ political history had one ░░░░░░░░ to persuade voters who ░░░░░░░░ skeptical about his age ░░░░░░░░ fitness for office that ░░░░░░░░ is up to serve ░░░░░░░░ four years Mr Biden ░░░░░░░░ consistently told voters Watch ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Biden If ░░░░░░░░ were to run I ░░░░░░░░ they re going to ░░░░░░░░ me on my vitality ░░░░░░░░ I still run up ░░░░░░░░ steps of Air Force ░░░░░░░░ Am I still in ░░░░░░░░ shape Am I do ░░░░░░░░ have all my faculties ░░░░░░░░ I energetic I think ░░░░░░░░ s totally legitimate people ░░░░░░░░ those questions This is ░░░░░░░░ the voters to decide ░░░░░░░░ a look Look at ░░░░░░░░ See if I have ░░░░░░░░ energy See if I ░░░░░░░░ what I m talking ░░░░░░░░ and make their judgment ░░░░░░░░ think it s a ░░░░░░░░ thing to be concerned ░░░░░░░░ anyone s age including ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ legitimate But I think ░░░░░░░░ best way to make ░░░░░░░░ judgment is to to ░░░░░░░░ know watch me Clip ░░░░░░░░ WELKER Well on Thursday ░░░░░░░░ voters watched the president ░░░░░░░░ a halting performance At ░░░░░░░░ appearing confused and repeatedly ░░░░░░░░ his train of thought ░░░░░░░░ starts Biden Making sure ░░░░░░░░ we are able to ░░░░░░░░ every single solitary person ░░░░░░░░ for what I ve ░░░░░░░░ able to do with ░░░░░░░░ uh with with the ░░░░░░░░ or excuse me with ░░░░░░░░ dealing with everything we ░░░░░░░░ to do with uh ░░░░░░░░ if We finally beat ░░░░░░░░