The previous month has been one of the vital tumultuous in trendy American political historical past: a devastating face-plant in a televised presidential debate, an tried assassination of an ex-president favored within the polls to win reelection, a COVID-19 an infection of the sitting president and his subsequent exit from the race, and an endorsement and a great deal of cash pouring into the marketing campaign of a beforehand unpopular vice chairman.
What was happening behind the scenes that led us to this second? This week on Simply Asking Questions, Liz Wolfe and Zach Weissmueller are joined by Alex Thompson, who writes about Joe Biden’s White Home for Axios. He is had quite a few scoops concerning the inside goings-on within the Biden White Home even if, in accordance with earlier visitor Dave Weigel, Thompson has been pushed away for his earlier reporting on Biden’s declining well being.
They focus on the interior politics behind Biden’s resolution to drop out, the prospects for Vice President Kamala Harris as his substitute within the 2024 presidential race, the media’s insistence that Harris was not the president’s “border czar,” and the reluctance of former President Barack Obama to endorse Harris. Liz and Zach additionally react to Biden’s exit speech, Harris’ current rally, and musician Charli XCX endorsing Harris as “brat.”
Sources referenced on this dialog:
- Biden drops out on X
- Axios: “Scoop: Biden doubted Harris’ election probabilities“
- Axios: “Scoop: Biden adjustments strolling routine to Marine One“
- Axios: “Harris border confusion haunts her new marketing campaign“
- Charli XCX on X: “kamala IS brat“
- 18–34s Harris vs. Trump, CNN (July 22–23): “CNN Ballot: Harris improves on Biden’s efficiency towards Trump in early have a look at new matchup“
- 18–34s Quinnipiac (July 19–21)
- Producer: John Osterhoudt
