Ranked-choice voting? A debate moderated by Taylor Swift? A memo said democracy can play out quickly with Hollywood flash.

There are certain immutable facts of life, and those were painfully obvious on that debate stage,” David Axelrod said on CNN.

Senate Democrats will reportedly no longer be meeting to discuss President Joe Biden's path forward in his reelection campaign. Sen. Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia, was reaching out to colleagues last week about meeting to discuss Biden's future amid calls for him to step down as the Democratic Party's nominee following a disastrous debate performance.

Anxious Democrats break ranks with Joe Biden over troubled re-election - But loyalists say the Democratic president can and will beat Trump again, despite unease over debate performance