Things are looking rough for Joe Biden. But don’t count him out of the 2020 race yet.

After last week’s Iowa caucuses ended in unmitigated disaster, Friday night’s Democratic presidential debate in New Hampshire was the most important debate so far for the 2020 candidates. It was a pivotal opportunity for candidates to calm the rising sense of uncertainty among Democratic voters who are looking for a candidate they believe can both beat President Trump and excite a diverse and varied party.