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Most of my friends will vote D/Biden. And if they don't, it's because they don't normally vote in the first place. For those that will vote, none will vote for Trump. Nearly all of us are left-leaning to varying degrees. Even a conservative friend will hold his nose and vote Biden. He doesn't like "Sleepy Joe," but he absolutely hates and loathes Trump. FWIW, I think the youngest of my friends are mid/late 20s, while I'm late 30s. Most of my friends are 30 and up.
My parents (60s) and brother (early 30s) will vote D, too. Parents are more moderate/center-left, while my brother and I are more more solidly left. We've all either always or almost always voted, at least in these bigger elections.
No one I know IRL (which includes online friends because we've met in person many times) has really talked about not voting for Biden or sitting it out because of his debate performance, age, and/or perceived lack of lucidity. My friends and I joke about it, sure, but that's it. A couple of us have brought up the possibility of replacing Biden, as part of casual discussion, but they didn't really go anywhere. Which I took as not really caring to doing so or that it wouldn't matter and wouldn't change their positions.
Anyway, at least in my circles, in my bubble, I haven't come across anyone who's now on the fence with Biden or were going to vote but now are unsure.
That's encouraging!