Season 2 · Episode 382

Friendly Fire—The Weekly Roundup

The fallout from Biden’s debate performance and an emboldened Donald Trump

July 4, 202456m 31s

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Show Notes

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This week we discuss the fallout from Joe Biden’s debate performance, the calls for him to end his campaign, and the electability argument for him to stay in.

Then we talk about the rising stakes of the election and how emboldened Trump will be in a second term.

Finally, we head to Politicology+ where we discuss Third Way’s initiative to create a talent bank of moderate and center-left to staff the next Democratic administration.

Joining Ron Steslow on this week’s panel:

Matt Bennett (Founder & Executive Vice President for Public Affairs at Third Way)

Susan Del Percio (MSNBC political analyst and crisis communications expert)

Hans Nichols (White House Reporter at Axios)

Segments this week:

(03:42) The Debate fallout

(37:20) An Emboldened Trump

[Politicology+] Third Way’s talent bank

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