Joe Biden’s Rough Night

Harris vs. Biden • Facebook's Mind Reading Plan • Trump Conquers the Fed [View this email in your browser]( [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [AdChoices]( Joe Biden’s Rough Night Good morning! It was an exhilarating day in the Hive newsroom, dear reader. Elizabeth Warren crawled into the [Bernie Sanders foxhole](. Beto lost [bigly](. And the moderates [struck back](. But who wants to talk about yesterday’s news, anyway? Today, T.A. Frank considers whether Joe Biden can survive if he keeps losing altitude. Alison Durkee reflects on his second clash with Kamala Harris. And Bess Levin reports on how Jerome Powell is enabling Wall Street’s latest addiction. We hope that you’re enjoying what you’re reading. Have a great day! [Joe Biden Stumbles in Second Democratic Debate]( By [T.A. Frank]( [He stammered, evaded, and wilted. He allowed himself to get flummoxed by Bill de Blasio, which is like allowing your car to get bested by a Pinto. And he fumbled a kill shot against Kamala Harris. But the rest of the field didn’t perform much better.]( [Harris and Biden Spar During Second Debate Match-Up]( By [Alison Durkee]( [Harris and Biden kept the focus on each other during the second debate with a series of pointed—yet comparatively muted—attacks.]( [Federal Reserve Caves to Trump, Dumps Lighter Fluid on U.S. Economy]( By [Bess Levin]( [The president’s psychotic tantrums finally break the Fed—just in time for 2020.]( [Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Read Your Mind]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Facebook is bankrolling research into technology intended to read people’s thoughts.]( [From the Archive: Joe Biden and the Electability Argument]( By [Peter Hamby]( [When Democrats play it safe, the results can be devastating. If Biden wins the nomination next year, it will be because Democrats went with their heads, not their bleeding hearts.]( [Advertisement]( [Powered by LiveIntent]( [AdChoices]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © Condé Nast 2019. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.