I think its collapsing. There was no 'debate 2 bump', Pence's aides now have Covid, Covids gotten expectedly worse and will continue the next 7 days, including all weekend, and lastly early voting is thru the roof. Looks like he might even lose SC & GA.

Randall Flagg wrote:

I had/have a stutter.  I largely outgrew it in high school (middle school was torture and my writing style and ability largely started there since I couldn't express myself verbally), but it never fully goes away.  I've learned to quickly change words if I find myself stuck trying to articulate one, but still happens to this day.  Especially when I'm really stressed or nervous.  Biden does the same thing.

It's interesting you mentioned the writing. My son writes constantly, and it's a way to get around the speaking issues he encounters. Our speech therapist didn't touch on this much, but we always suspected it was related. Speech pattern problems can also be linked to eating habits, and he is a very picky eater.

For me with that knowledge and maybe yours as well, the first debate was pure torture to watch. Not just because of what Trump was doing, but because you could tell Biden just couldn't counter quickly enough in part because of his issue. I'm not sure if you did (do) this, but it's also why Biden often goes to a repeated phrase like "Here's the deal" or "Look" before saying what he wants to say. It gives him that extra moment to focus.