The Post talked to undecided voters in battleground states and got their reaction to the face-off — and Biden’s shocking performance.
All eyes were on President Biden and former President Donald Trump’s first debate of 2024 Thursday night — but as their advertising buys proved, both were interested primarily in reaching swing-state voters, who are likely to decide the election.
The Post talked to undecided voters in battleground states and got their reaction to the face-off — and Biden’s shocking performance.Nathan Punwani, 36, Phoenix, Ariz., physician
“Seeing Biden yesterday, I think he’s a decent guy and means well, but that was not the performance I would expect from a commander in chief,” said Punwani, who voted for Biden last time.
“He just meandered in his answers, and he didn’t inspire confidence in me.”
He’s wondering if another candidate might end up the Democratic nominee.
“The debate made me in some ways more uncertain because now there’s potentially a prospect for a new candidate on the Democratic side,” he said. “It’s hard for me to see Biden continuing like this. I’m more interested in who the Democrats would pick as a potential successor in August.
