491 | Jonathan Darman: Why Joe Biden Didn't Drop Out and the Lessons of 1968

The Realignment

Technology, News Commentary, National Security, Marshall Kosloff, International Relations, News, Public Policy, Economics, Politics, Saager Enjeti, U.s. Politics, Policy

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🗓️ 9 July 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Season Premiere: Jonathan Darman, journalist, historian, and author of Landslide: LBJ and Ronald Reagan at the Dawn of a New America & Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis That Made a President, returns to The Realignment. Marshall and Jonathan discuss why efforts to convince or force President Biden to drop his reelection bid failed, how LBJ's decision to leave the race at the height of the Vietnam War in 1968 informs how we understand Biden's motivations, the ways that the 1944, 1968, 1980, and 1984 elections offer parallels to today, and why there hasn't been a landslide electoral victory by either party in decades.

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0:00.0	Marshall here. Welcome back to the realignment.
0:02.8	Hey everyone, welcome back to the show. We are back from a frankly desperately needed holiday week for the 4th of July vacation.
0:17.0	Obviously a lot happened with Joe Biden's presidential nomination and campaign after the frankly disastrous debate between him and Donald Trump at the end of June.
0:26.0	So I was excited to bring Jonathan Darman, previous guest of the show, on to talk about the Biden candidacy through the lens of history and politics.
0:36.0	Jonathan's the author of Becoming FDR, the personal crisis that made a president,
0:40.4	and landslide Elwe, Jay, and Ronald Reagan at the dawn of a new America.
0:44.8	He also wrote a piece for Renity Fair.
0:46.5	You could find Lincoln and the show notes that talks about the ways that we can learn from
0:49.6	L.B.J's decision not to run in 1968 and how that can apply to the situation in 2024.
0:55.8	I will say though, Joe Biden this morning, recording this on Monday, said that he is going
1:00.9	to run.
1:01.9	He sent a letter to congressional Democrats, so our assumption is he's going to run, he sent a letter to congressional Democrats.
1:03.0	So our assumption is he's continuing to run moving forward.
1:06.1	But I think unpacking all of this with the lens of history
1:08.8	is very, very helpful.
1:09.5	So hope you all enjoy the conversation.
1:12.0	Huge thank you to the Foundation for American Innovation
1:14.6	supported the work on this podcast. Jonathan Darmon, welcome back to the
1:21.0	realignment. Oh it's great to be back.
1:23.2	Thanks for having me.
1:24.6	Yeah, I am pumped to chat with you.
1:27.0	I took last week off for vacation,
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