The openness of some Black men to voting for Trump – despite his history of racist and offensive comments – is often rooted in the belief that the Biden administration has not done enough to ease their economic struggles.

Much of the focus of Thursday’s debate focused on Biden’s confusing and meandering answers, and the ensuing panic his weak performance caused among Democratic officeholders, donors and operatives.

The drop in the number of debate viewers, from 73 million to 48 million, was not surprising, since the Biden-Trump debate occurred so early in the election cycle.