Could Israel Cost Biden the Election?

Matter of Opinion

New York Times Opinion

Society & Culture, Ross Douthat, News, New York Times, Journalism

4.2 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

It’s an old truism that Americans don’t care about foreign policy when it’s time to cast their ballots. But with the crisis in Gaza, a prolonged conflict in Ukraine and a trade war brewing with China, could 2024 be the year that American voters finally care about what’s going on beyond the water’s edge? The hosts take a look at the importance (or lack thereof) of foreign affairs in American elections.

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0:00.0	So you know I always have to put my laptop like on top of a book to get like the best
0:05.7	sort of like angle of the camera and stuff and today in honor of our discussion I've got
0:11.0	Henry Kissinger's years of renewal is holding up the
0:16.4	laptop for our foreign policy discussion. My wife is doing an interview with our
0:22.2	dining room table and she always in order to you know
0:25.9	create the illusion of professionalism has to have like 10 books under the laptop to
0:32.2	bring it up.
0:34.0	So she's got...
0:36.0	Are they all yours, Ross?
0:38.0	All copies of Ross's books.
0:40.0	Yeah.
0:41.0	She only reads my books. From New York Times opinion, I'm Lydia Polgreen.
0:49.0	I'm Michelle Coddle.
0:50.0	I'm Ross Dauthett.
0:52.0	And I'm Carlos Lozadaada and this is matter of opinion.
0:55.0	This is matter of opinion.
1:00.0	This is the first episode of what I think will be a whole bunch. I think we want to talk about what are the big issues and the big questions that are going to be playing out in the election this year.
1:12.0	So I'm going to ask a question and want you guys to give me a quick answer.
1:16.8	So who here stands by the truism that voters don't care about foreign policy.
1:23.0	Okay, I am the one who's, this is my mantra, but it's that voters don't...
1:27.0	You always say this, Michelle.
1:28.0	Voters don't vote on foreign policy.
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