After an hour of the debate, Politico published an article pointing out just how badly Democrats are freaking out after Biden’s terrible debate performance.

They cited several Democrats who were stunned by Biden’s terrible performance, with once saying “Biden is toast – calling it now.”.

Here’s the report:

President Joe Biden opened the debate with a raspy voice and disjointed, rambling answers, reigniting Democratic concerns about his age and ability to take on Donald Trump.

Many of the president’s answers were hard to follow. At one point, seemingly losing his train of thought, Biden said “we finally beat Medicare,” misspeaking about his own policy on earned benefits.

In text messages with POLITICO reporters, Democrats expressed confusion and concern as they watched the first minutes of the event. One former Biden White House and campaign aide called it “terrible,” adding that they have had to ask themselves over and over “What did he just say? This is crazy.”

Another veteran Democratic operative texted, “Biden seems to have needed a few minutes to warm up. I wonder if the lack of an audience was the right decision. And poor guy needs a tea. Maybe a whiskey.”

Jay Surdukowski, an attorney and Democratic activist from New Hampshire who co-chaired Martin O’Malley’s 2016 presidential campaign in the state, said, “Biden is toast – calling it now.”

Politico even addresses the ‘cold’ excuse that Biden’s campaign is trying to use to cover for him:

A source familiar just texted to claim that Biden’s performance was due to a cold. But no one had mentioned that to reporters until Biden’s answers during the debate.

Nobody knew Biden had a cold until his campaign started making that excuse during the debate. That’s because it isn’t true!