A Crisis for Democrats

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🗓️ 11 July 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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After his disastrous debate performance in June, President Biden faced calls from Democratic lawmakers and power brokers to step aside. But with the president firmly committed to staying in, what recourse does the party have? How would the Democratic Party replace the presumptive nominee? Would such an extreme step be possible? And would it ultimately help against Trump? Guest host Adam Harris is joined by staff writers Mark Leibovich and Elaine Godfrey to discuss. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Subscribe today at TheAtlantic.com/podsub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.0	Hi Adam.
1:01.0	Hey, how are you? Good.
1:02.0	Adam is a contributing writer at the Atlantic and the last time you were in this studio was when we were
1:07.5	talking about the Supreme Court and affirmative action.
1:10.5	Yes, race conscious admissions. Yes, it was such a long time ago and yet that is our
1:15.1	new reality. It really is. So much has changed in the last year. Yeah, I mean I feel like so many
1:20.7	things have become our new reality. That's the state of the world.
1:24.0	It's like, oh, abortion, that's our new reality.
1:27.0	Race conscious admissions, gone, that's our new reality. It's just like we keep ratcheting
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