Democrats are realizing that their Joe Biden problem extends far beyond the White House

Democrats are still in panic mode over Joe Biden’s debate performance where his senility was on full display for voters to see.

But losing the Presidency is not the only nightmare Democrats are facing.

And Democrats are realizing that their Joe Biden problem extends far beyond the White House.

President Joe Biden’s poor performance in last week’s debate set off a five-alarm fire in the Democrat Party.

After spending the past several months attacking anyone who dared to question Biden’s cognitive abilities, his debate performance erased any doubt voters had left about his mental fitness.

Former President Donald Trump was already leading him in the polls before his disastrous debate performance.

That’s why Democrats and left-wing media personalities instantly called on Biden to step aside and end his re-election bid.

But the Democrats’ “Joe Biden problem” extends beyond the Presidential election.

Many Democrats are now worried that Biden’s senility could also hand Republicans control of both houses of Congress.

There are currently 47 Democrats and four Independents in the Senate who caucus with the Democrat Party, giving the Left a 51-seat majority.

Not only are Democrats defending a razor-thin majority, but they are also facing an extremely tough election map this fall.

23 Democrat Senate seats are up for re-election in November compared to just 11 for Republicans.

Republicans are in play for currently Democrat-held seats in West Virginia, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Michigan, Wisconsin, Virginia, and Nevada.

But it’s not just control of the Senate that has Democrats panicking.

Republicans currently control the House and are looking to expand their majority in November.

And Biden’s performance in the first debate exposed this reality to Democrats in competitive House and Senate races.

“Democrats facing tough races have long known that Biden could drag down their own support, party strategists said, and some candidates have been working to separate themselves from the president,” the Wall Street Journal reported. “His debate performance risks amplifying voter concerns that he is too old to serve and is doing a poor job in office, the strategists said, potentially offsetting the work that down-ballot Democrats have done to try to win despite Biden’s historically low approval ratings.”

Some Democrats who spoke on record even tried to distance themselves from Joe Biden.

“I’m still processing what happened,” Representative Angie Craig (D-MN) told the Journal. “It was a terrible debate. We all have to acknowledge that.”

Craig’s seat is one of the competitive House races where Democrats are playing defense.

She refused to answer when asked if she thought Biden’s performance in the debate could impact her re-election efforts.

Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), also in a toss-up House race, remained silent when asked the same question.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, one Democrat running in a swing district said “I don’t ever want to see him here,” before adding that “every single donor — and I’m only calling major donors — is furious and wants him to step aside.”

As Democrats try to distance themselves from Joe Biden, Republicans are increasing their efforts to link candidates in competitive races to the President.

Only time will tell who controls Congress next year.

But Republicans have a shot at taking the White House and Congress from the Democrats.