Biden Bombs and Trump Transcends

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🗓️ 5 February 2020

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Donald Trump struck an interesting note in his State of the Union address, highlighting the gauzy if oversimplified version of American history out of favor in intellectual circles. Was it a savvy move? Also, Iowa’s mess of a caucus did send one clear signal: Joe Biden isn’t the frontrunner anymore. Source

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0:00.0	Oh, for the best.
0:08.5	It's like the worst.
0:10.8	Some preach today, some die of thirst.
0:14.9	The way of knowing which way it's going.
0:18.8	Oh, for the best.
0:20.2	It's like the worst.
0:21.8	Oh, for the best.
0:23.8	Welcome to the commentary magazine podcast today
0:27.2	is Wednesday, February 5th, 2020.
0:30.0	We're doing this a day early because we're coming off the Iowa caucus
0:35.1	news and the state of the union.
0:36.5	I'm John Pothor.
0:37.3	It's the editor of commentary, the 70-odd girl monthly of intellectual
0:40.2	analysis, political providence, cultural criticism,
0:42.4	the promo conserver, the perspective.
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0:58.2	With me, as always, senior editor Abe Gruy.
1:00.9	I was about to say Abe Grunwald.
1:02.7	Why would I say Abe Grunwald?
1:04.9	That again.
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