Democrats Panic After Joe Biden’s Disastrous Debate

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

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🗓️ 28 June 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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The 81-year-old president's poor performance confirmed what many voters already believe, which is that he's too old to do the job for another four years. Is it too late for Democrats to replace him at the top of the ticket, and does it have to be with Kamala Harris? Plus, what about the policy questions that Donald Trump dodged on Ukraine, his plans for mass deportations, and more? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.4	From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.
0:35.4	The big debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump leaves Democrats newly worried about
0:40.8	the 81-year-old incumbent president's age, with some even speculating
0:45.3	whether he could be replaced on the ticket. Meantime, amid the jabs and
0:49.1	insults, did we learn anything new about how each man would govern over the next four years.
0:54.3	Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal.
0:57.4	We are joined today by my colleagues, columnist Kim Strassal, and editorial board
1:02.3	member Kate Batchelder O'Dell.
1:04.7	On Friday the Supreme Court dropped some big decisions including one overturning Chevron deference,
1:09.9	no decision yet on Trump immunity, so put a pin in that until next week when we will
1:14.6	have a full Supreme Court term in review but let's focus on Thursday
1:19.8	CNN debate between President Biden and President Trump, the first presidential debate of the
1:25.8	2024 cycle.
1:27.7	According to the preliminary data in here now from Nielsen, it was watched by 48 million people on television and who knows
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