Any time you have to drop excuses before a debate is even over, it is safe to say you have lost. President Joe Biden’s team seems to think that was the case Thursday night.

Before the debate was over, Biden’s team leaked that he had been dealing with a cold all week. Biden rasped his way through the 90-minute debate looking every bit of 95 years old, not the 81 he is. Democratic operatives along with MSNBC and CNN were in a state of mourning over the performance because it was clear that Biden looked far older than his already advanced age, which has always been the case.