Hi, this is Ryan from Watertown, Massachusetts currently in Austin, Texas for the 2019 South

by Southwest Conference. Right now I'm standing in line to hear Pete Buttigieg speak. This

podcast was recorded at 12.19 pm on Tuesday the 12th of March.

Things may have changed by the time you hear this, like which 2020 candidate I'm supporting

or the amount of tacos I've eaten today.

I hope it's a lot of tacos. One taco for every declared candidate.

Oh my god, you would be so sick. Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. This morning,

Joe Biden gave a big speech in a room full of people holding signs that said, run,

Joe, run. And over the weekend, the South by Southwest Conference became a major presidential

forum as candidates got tough on big tech companies. I'm Tamer Keith, I cover the White

House.

I cover Congress and I'm Mara Lias and National Political Correspondent.

And both of you were at the Biden event this morning. Mara, you got there very, very early.

Yes, I don't know why, but I did.

And I thought it was a really interesting event. You could see it as a dress rehearsal for

an announcement speech, which everyone seems to think is going to come in the next couple

of weeks. There was the run, Joe run, yellow and black signs and everyone's seat. The firefighters

of course have been long time supporters of his. There was the run, Joe run, chance.

Run, Joe run.

Run, Joe run.

Thank you. Thank you.

And then there was Biden telling them, gee, save that enthusiasm I might need it in a

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