48 Hours to Fix a 90-Minute Mess: Inside the Biden Camp’s Post-Debate Frenzy
With countless calls and a rush of campaign events, the president’s team began a damage-control effort to pressure and plead with anxious Democratic lawmakers, surrogates, activists and donors.
By Lisa Lerer, Shane Goldmacher and
![President Biden, with his wife, Jill, arriving in New York on Saturday for a campaign reception. His campaign has been in a battle mode to reassure donors and supporters.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static01.nyt.com/images/2024/06/30/multimedia/30pol-inside-biden-01-qhcz/30pol-inside-biden-01-qhcz-thumbLarge.jpg?auto=webp)
![President Biden, with his wife, Jill, arriving in New York on Saturday for a campaign reception. His campaign has been in a battle mode to reassure donors and supporters.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static01.nyt.com/images/2024/06/30/multimedia/30pol-inside-biden-01-qhcz/30pol-inside-biden-01-qhcz-threeByTwoMediumAt2X.jpg?auto=webp)