An Early Forecast Of Biden and Harris' Reelection Strategy
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🗓️ 29 April 2023
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Summary
At 80, Biden is already the oldest president in US history, and even among Democrats it's become an issue. And while some hoped a younger candidate might emerge - and maybe that person would be Vice President Kamala Harris, she has faced doubts from within the party as well.
Host Sarah McCammon talks with NPR's White House correspondent Scott Detrow about the potential hurdles facing Biden and Harris on the road to reelection. And Boston Globe columnist Renée Graham weighs in on why some people will criticize Kamala Harris no matter what she does.
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| 0:00.0 | When I ran for president four years ago, I said we're in a battle for the soul of America, and we still are. |
| 0:06.5 | This week, the thing we all knew was going to happen finally happened. |
| 0:10.2 | This is not a time to be complacent. |
| 0:16.7 | That's why I'm running for re-election. |
| 0:18.7 | On Tuesday, in the video announcing his re-election bid, President Joe Biden didn't mention Donald Trump by name. |
| 0:25.0 | Trump is still considered the GOP front runner, but he took aim at MAGA extremists and how their actions threaten American freedoms. |
| 0:32.9 | Dictating what health care decisions women can make, banning books, and telling people who they can love. |
| 0:39.4 | All I'm making is more difficult for you to be able to vote. |
| 0:42.4 | Another thing he didn't mention, his age. |
| 0:44.9 | At 80 Biden is already the oldest president in U.S. history. |
| 0:48.9 | If he wins re-election, he will be 86 at the end of his second term. |
| 0:52.9 | Nearly nine years older than Ronald Reagan was when he left the White House. |
| 0:56.4 | It's an issue of concern to a big chunk of the voting public. |
| 0:59.4 | When you look at polling, when you watch focus groups, it's the thing that people bring up first. |
| 1:06.4 | Political commentator David Axelrod spoke with NPR this week. |
| 1:10.4 | He said Biden will have to face the age discussion head on, and it will be a delicate balance. |
| 1:15.9 | He's going to have to talk about it, and he's going to have to talk about the obvious risks involved with that. |
| 1:21.9 | But also the upside of it. |
| 1:23.9 | And that, the upside or wisdom, the upside is experienced, the upside is perspective. |
| 1:29.9 | Some Democrats had hoped a younger candidate might emerge, and maybe that person would be vice president Kamala Harris. |
| 1:36.4 | But Harris has faced doubts from within her own party. |
| 1:39.4 | On the NPR politics podcast, correspondent Marlais and raised a pivotal question with host Susan Davis. |
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