Debate and switch? Biden’s stumble
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🗓️ 28 June 2024
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
America’s president had one primary task at last night’s debate: to close down speculation about his mental faculties. It went so poorly his whole campaign is now in doubt. Tentative results from a newish instrument give tantalising hints that the leading theory on the universe’s makeup might need reworking entirely (10:20). And bullfighting moves from literal arenas to the political arena (18:40).
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| 1:00.7 | The Economist. Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. I'm Jason Palmer. And I'm Rosie Bloor. |
| 1:14.4 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the event shaping your world. |
| 1:22.1 | More than two-thirds of the universe is made up of some unknown stuff called dark energy. That's what the theory says |
| 1:30.0 | anyway. We look at some tentative results from a new telescope that suggests that just maybe |
| 1:35.5 | that theory needs a complete overhaul. And though the death of bullfighting has long been |
| 1:42.5 | foretold, the spectacle survives. |
| 1:45.1 | In Spain, it could be politicians who deliver the sports killing blow. |
| 1:49.6 | But perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that political figures appreciate a bit of bull. |
| 1:59.8 | First up, though. |
| 2:04.9 | Last night, the 45th and the 46th presidents of America faced off in a debate to influence the voters who will choose the 47th. |
| 2:18.4 | Donald Trump is now a convicted felon, which amazingly may not harm his chances. |
| 2:23.9 | The charges haunting Joe Biden, on the other hand, have increasingly been about his mental acuity. |
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