text:  Yeah, you know, and Alex, we'll get into the substance and the policy, the issues that they were debating tonight. But I think we do first have to address the optics because, you know, before the debate, we talked a lot about how the Biden campaign was looking at this as a very big test for the president. You know, polls are showing Americans are concerned about his age and whether he can do this job for four more years. And he came out on that stage. And from the moment he first started talking, he sounded hoarse. He was clearing his throat frequently. He was coughing.