Disappointed Democrats give their honest reviews of Biden's debate

  • Democrats are disappointed but not surprised by Biden's debate performance
  • Voters question who could replace Biden amid panic from some Democrats 
  • READ MORE:  Daily Mail's snap poll on Independent voters after debate

As some Democrats sound the alarms and call for President Biden to be replaced on the top of the ticket, Democratic voters in Georgia expressed disappointment in the president's debate performance but not surprise.

Amid the bed-wetting by some party officials, voters in the crucial battleground state question who could actually replace Biden at this late stage and are mixed on even attempting to.

But where they do agree is they will vote for Biden if he's on the ticket even after the debate pained them to watch.

'I was a little disappointed,' said 70-year-old Cecio Dozier. 'I was rooting for Biden. It's not that he didn't respond to questions, it's just his body language and there was instances where he seemed like he got lost in the conversation.'

Dozier said he was not impressed and blamed the Democratic party.

disappointed democrats give their honest reviews of biden's debate

Democrats in Georgia expressed disappointment but not surprise by Biden's debate performance calling it 'poor' and 'upsetting,' but they have mixed reaction to the idea of replacing him as the nominee

'They knew something was wrong with him a long time ago, and they kept putting him up front like that. Now they're willing to think about trying t find somebody else. Kind of late for that, isn't it?'

Dozier will vote for Biden in November if he's the nominee or any Democratic replacement. If it were up to him - he did have one name in mind.

'They got to be somebody who's dynamic and that can bring the voters out to vote since seeing that it's such a last minute effort,' Dozier said. 'There was a time people were talking about Michelle Obama, but I don't think she would do it. Definitely not Kamala Harris.'

The former first lady rejected the idea of running for president earlier this year.

Dozier also said he would be happy with either of Georgia's two Democratic senators if it came down to it.

He said the Democratic party seems weak right now, so he just wants someone to stand up and take over as a leader.

The Atlanta resident, who is black, criticized what Donald Trump had to say on the debate stage about 'black jobs' and said he would never vote for someone he believes wants to take away freedoms.

'I remember when [John] Kennedy was president. It just seemed like such an honor to be president, but with Trump, he feels like he wants to just take over. He hasn't done anything for me.'

Kimberly Nesbitt, 49, caught the first half of the debate but was frustrated and had to turn it off.

'It was very poor -- upsetting,' she said of Biden's performance.  'But I'm not going to let that sink the ship. It's like picking your poison at this point.'

Nesbitt, who is from Tucker, Georgia, does not agree with Democrats suggesting a Biden replacement at this stage.

'Democrats gnash their teeth and when something happens that's not perfect, they start imploding, especially liberals,' she said.

For her it's important to have a Democrat in office should there be additional openings on the Supreme Court in the next term.

disappointed democrats give their honest reviews of biden's debate

Georgia Democrats had mixed reactions to the idea of replacing Biden as  the nominee, but they agreed if he were the nominee against Trump, they would vote for him despite the debate performance

disappointed democrats give their honest reviews of biden's debate

Biden won the state of Georgia in 2020 by less than 12,000 votes. Democrats were anxious over delivering the votes again this fall

She believes those who were watching the debate already had their minds made up and it's now about turnout.

'I think Democrats just need to calm down. There's still three or four months to go. Go through the convention, make the nominations and just stick to policy and go from there.'

While Nesbitt would not entertain the idea of another nominee, Lisa Brooks of Atlanta said she thinks Biden should be replaced. The problem for her is she could not think of a good replacement.

If it comes down to it, she will be sticking with Biden come November.

'He seems to be for the people. However, he is of age,' she said. 'Donald Trump is all over the place. He is not trustworthy whatsoever.'

For her the debate was a circus, and she claimed Biden had no rebuttals for a lot of Trump's accusations, but it made not difference in her decision.

'Donald Trump was all over the place. He made a lot of false accusations, so it's just confusing. '

A significant number of people DailyMail.com spoke to did not even watch the debate. Some were able to read about it Friday morning.

40-year-old Ryan Harris did not watch Biden and Trump's disastrous showdown.

'I felt like it would be too painful to watch,' he laughed. Instead he got the recap.

'Didn't come out great,' he said shaking his head. 'I'm unfortunately feeling what a lot of people are feeling which is just like "how did we get to this point where these are our options that we've got?"'

Harris said he's terrified of the 'descent into fascism that would happen otherwise' if he doesn't vote for Biden. He called Trump 'dystopian' and Biden 'just depressing.'

He believes Biden should be replaced, but only if there were actual follow up to the talk with a plan. He too is not sure on a nominee -- maybe Pete Buttigieg, the 2020 candidate currently serving as transportation secretary.

Harris said at his point there's just a lot of general anxiety.

disappointed democrats give their honest reviews of biden's debate

Michelle Obama's name was mentioned by Democratic voters in Georgia as a Biden replacement, but she already rejected ever running for president earlier this year

disappointed democrats give their honest reviews of biden's debate

One Georgia voter mentioned Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as a possible biden replacment

There is a lot of weight on Democrats to show up in a battleground state as Georgia where the first presidential debate was held. Biden won by less than 12,000 votes in 2020 and needs to lock down again to be reelected.

Several Atlanta residents who DailyMail.com spoke to after the debate who did not watch the big event but would be voting in the election come November said Biden did not have their votes locked in.

Jarvis Thompson, 42, said he was still undecided on who he would vote for but would cast a ballot this fall.

He did not watch the debate but is leaning toward voting for a third party candidate after voting for Biden in 2020.

Isaiah Green, also from Atlanta, did not vote in 2020 but plans to in November. The way things currently stand, the 25-year-old is likely going to vote for Trump.

'He shows that yes he does a lot of crazy thing, yes he says a lot of crazy things, but he is what he is,' he said. He said with others it's a facade.

'I'd rather take Trump knowing that he's crazy,' Green said.

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