The last few weeks have been a whirlwind. President Biden had a bad debate performance, which made everyone suddenly "concerned" about his physical and mental health (and - more importantly to them - the impact on the presidential race as well as down-ticket races). Then Marmalade Palpatine got nicked in the ear from a supposed assassins AR-15 (no real damage, it seems). Then President Biden DID drop out of the race, and annointed Veep Kamala Harris as his succesor.
That last part did two things:
1) It took the cameras away from the Orange Menace, something that goes to his core
2) She re-invigorated the race. Suddenly, there was a LOT of enthusiasm, even from moderates and the undecideds.
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