At a time when many Democratic party activists and leaders are looking for windows to jump out of — or new candidates to draft to run against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump — in response to President Joe Biden’s startlingly abysmal performance in his debate with Trump this Thursday evening , Congressmember Salud Carbajal is remaining low in the boat and not inclined to look for other horses to back.
“I’m not oblivious. It was a sluggish performance,” Carbajal stated. “It wasn’t what I was hoping for. It was a sluggish night, but you still have to focus on what the choice is. Admittedly, Biden didn’t perform well. But Trump, he performed terribly. On one hand you have Biden, who has a lifetime of accomplishment. And on the other, you have someone who is bat-shit crazy, lies through his teeth, calls names, and is a would-be dictator.”
Carbajal said he watched the debate — the cause of much existential despair among party activists — alone in his apartment in Washington, D.C., without any alcoholic beverages, food to eat, or popcorn “to throw at the TV.”