Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is facing renewed criticism for his support of stop and frisk—a position he held until entered the presidential race three months ago—after a 2015 audio clip surfaced in which he is accused of making racist comments. Denis Walcott, President and CEO of the Queens Library, former deputy mayor and NYC schools chancellor under Bloomberg, defends the former mayor, and says voters should accept his apology. Plus, New Yorkers weigh in: Should we let Bloomberg move past stop and frisk? We take their calls.

Following the results of Democratic primary races in Iowa and New Hampshire, with Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg neck and neck for the frontrunner spot, the campaigns now head to Nevada and South Carolina, states that are far more racially representative of the Democratic party than the Hawkeye and Granite states. How will the campaigns play to audiences that are more Black and Brown, and how will candidates' records on racial issues come into play? On today's show: Georgetown University Sociologist, Michael Eric Dyson, contributing opinion writer for the New York Times, contributing editor of The New Republic.

New Hampshire votes today. Bloomberg's massive ad-buys appear to be working, at least in Dixville Notch, which started voting at midnight into early this morning and where five voters wrote in the former Mayor of New York, whose name does not appear on the New Hampshire ballot. But a new audio leak places him at odds with most liberals, and crucially with Black and Brown voters on the issue of stop and frisk. Warren "out of the spotlight," under the radar as candidates launch attacks on Iowa front-runners Sanders and Buttigieg. Plus, what is electability worth to Joe Biden if he has yet to win a primary election. On Today's Show:Jess Bidgood, national political reporter for the Boston Globe, breaks down the latest out of New Hampshire on its “first-in-the-nation” primary;

Democrats in New Hampshire will vote tomorrow for the candidate they they want to nominate for president. We check in with a public radio journalist from the Granite State, Laura Knoy. Klobuchar gaining momentum. Biden throws in the towel. Sanders, from neighboring Vemont likes his numbers. Buttigeig resonating with those looking for an aspirational moderate. Brian and Laura will host a live, national call in special at 7 PM Eastern tomorrow, Feb. 11, to break down the events of the New Hampshire primary. Listen live then at wnyc.org.