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Swamp Notes: After the debate, is this it for Biden?

Swamp Notes: After the debate, is this it for Biden?

Joe Biden had a lot to prove at the first presidential debate this week. He missed the mark.

FT News Briefing · Forhecz Topher

June 29, 202412m 29s

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Show Notes

Joe Biden went into Thursday night’s CNN presidential debate hoping to assuage concerns over his mental acuity and fitness for office. But his performance only heightened those concerns — and may even force Democrats to reconsider their standard-bearer. The FT’s deputy Washington bureau chief, Lauren Fedor, and Washington reporter, Steff Chavez, join this week’s Swamp Notes podcast to explain why. Credit: CNN Presidential Debate, NBC News, ABC News


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