For Biden Down-Ballot Means Exactly That.

It's called that for a reason: the top of the ticket is meant to provide strength, which then ricochets and reverberates down the chain. Put another way, strength flows from the president and its effects are felt in down-ballot races. A Prez with The Big Mo can almost turn the Senate and House races on a dime. But when there's no confidence in the president, or even the presidential ticket, that state of affairs will likely keep both houses in opposition hands.

Seriously, Biden has been a drag on the party for quite some time: swing states and must-win states provided almost without exception Trump a lead going into the debate. And now, the first polls show Trump's lead widening in these battleground states. Translation: if Biden stays, don't expect Democrats to gain the House or even hold on to the Senate. Biden is the new Bette Davis, ballot-box poison. 

So to hell with party and personal loyalty. That's not the big picture. What counts is keeping Trump out of the Oval Office and taking back the House majority? Neither of those goals can be accomplished with Biden as the nominee.

It's make-or-break time. Obama and Clinton have done the country a tremendous disservice by coming to Biden's rescue. It's time for plain talk and speaking -- Biden has to go or Trump will definitely find his way back into 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. That's called reality.