Subject: Re: Frank Luntz- on tonights Biden interview,
This is, I think, the core disagreement.

I agree, this is the core disagreement. To put it in terms similar to your statement, I don't think his actual condition is as important as the backbiting talk. Sufficient backbiting will tank his chances no matter what his condition. If the backbiting stops, he has a chance even if his condition isn't great. We know he can hold it together for some periods of time, and that might be enough. As a supporter, I can't change his condition. But I can try to stop the backbiting.

--Peter