Election ‘24: A Real Democratic Primary?

WSJ Opinion: Free Expression

Gerard Baker, Editor at Large, The Wall Street Journal

Society & Culture, News

4.6 • 591 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Can a little-known congressman from Minnesota really unseat a sitting Democratic president for his party's nomination? On this episode of the Free Expression Podcast, Rep. Dean Phillips tells Wall Street Journal editor at large Gerry Baker why Biden's weaknesses as a candidate, and not the policies of the Democrats, could lead to a Donald Trump victory in 2024. They also discuss why Phillips is suing the Democratic Party of Florida, why he's troubled by the "misdeeds" committed by Hunter Biden and other members of the Biden family, and why Joe Biden's deal with Iran to pay for hostages led to Hamas taking their own in the conflict with Israel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Boardrooms love buzzwords.
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0:17.1	From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal.
0:20.3	This is Free Expression with Jerry Baker.
0:24.5	Hello and welcome to Free Expression from the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal.
0:29.2	I'm Jerry Baker, editor-at-large of the journal.
0:31.8	If you're not already a subscriber to Free Expression, please do sign up at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you do, you're listening.
0:39.3	This week, the Democratic presidential race. Is Joe Biden a lock for his party's nomination?
0:46.3	Or could an unlikely challenger somehow bring him down? We're going to take a look at the
0:51.9	Democratic contest with so far the President's only declared rival.
0:56.0	Well, even Christmas, it seems, is down on Joe Biden.
0:59.2	On Tuesday, just days after it had been erected and strung with fairy lights,
1:03.6	the National Christmas Tree, on a plot of land across from the White House called the President's Park,
1:08.6	crashed to the ground in a storm. As a metaphor for Joe Biden's
1:12.8	political fortunes, it was certainly timely, if not very seasonal. With less than a year to go
1:18.5	until an especially momentous presidential election, an ill wind is blowing through the Democratic Party,
1:25.3	rattling its leadership and weakening its foundations.
1:28.4	As it howls around the White House, the party's top strategists are increasingly alarmed
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