General Discussion

I think the chaos that resulted from such a late decision to drop out, following a bad debate performence, and combined with pressing internal polling data showing he was in trouble, hurt Democrats' chances. If he'd withdrawn and allowed a full primary and vetting and nomination process to take place, the results might have been different.

I also look back to the two year period when Democrats had control of both houses. Biden was aware of a movement in the House and Senate to pack the Supreme Court in order to save Roe, overturn the immunity ruling, Citizens United and expidite his documents and insurrection trials to render him ineligible and get him out of the way. In fact, he spoke out against packing the court which would have required breaking the filibuster. I get why older Senators are in favor of doing that, but they should have nuked it.

Had he done all that, Trump would never have been eligible for the GOP nomination.