I don't know what all the fuss is about: Biden won the debate. [View all]

He won for four reasons:

1. By default. His opponent appeared in a televised campaign rally while pretending to debate. (Has this lie been added to the list?)

2. On substance. His replies to the questions contained only facts, policies, accurate history, and laws enacted. His opponent threw verbal food at Biden for 90 minutes.

3. Mr. Biden used only polite formal English, and did not indulge in vulgarisms. He let his expressions of annoyance, disbelief, and disgust do the work of foul language.

4. At no point did Mr. Biden leap across the stage and attempt to throttle his opponent manually. Really, his self-discipline is admirable.

Honestly, I'm beginning to think that no one in the country, including the NYT, watched the debate. The whole media-invented "crisis" does not exist.