 Nick Ainelli, WTOP News. Meanwhile, some Democrats in Congress are hoping Thursday's debate will be the last one between the president and the former president. WTOP's Mitchell Miller has today on the Hill. Democrats are doing a lot of hand-wringing in the wake of the debate, which left many of them deflated. But publicly, they're standing by the president, saying he should not step aside as the party's nominee. Mississippi Democrat Benny Thompson says the president still has his support.