How Biden Came Back

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

New York Times Opinion

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

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🗓️ 5 March 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Super Tuesday has left the Democratic primary race with two clear front runners: Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden. The columnists debate how we got here, and what this week's voting results mean for the rest of the 2020 race. Then, as the coronavirus epidemic approaches pandemic status, how alarmed should we feel and what can be done to limit the spread of the disease? Plus, Michelle suggests you walk through fire. For background reading on this episode, visit nytimes.com/theargument.

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0:00.0	I'm Michelle Goldberg.
0:01.8	I'm Ross Douthit.
0:03.2	I'm David Lee and Hart.
0:04.7	And this is the argument.
0:11.4	This week, Joe Biden's remarkable comeback and what happens next.
0:16.2	If you don't have the votes out there to replace the party structure, you have to try to co-opt
0:22.1	and persuade some of them.
0:24.3	Then, coronavirus continues to spread.
0:27.5	How should we be preparing?
0:29.5	You know, we have a totally failed testing regimen that only now is starting to improve
0:34.9	and finally a recommendation.
0:37.7	It sounds in a lot of ways like an old classic solo album without sounding cheesy retro.
0:45.4	This is your campaign!
0:56.1	Joe Biden first ran for president more than 30 years ago in 1988 and he flamed out quickly.
1:09.3	He ran again in 2008 and flamed out almost as quickly.
1:13.2	In neither race did he win a single primary.
1:16.0	This year, Biden lost all of the first three contests without coming close in any of them.
1:21.8	And then came a remarkable four-day stretch that was unlike anything in politics that I
1:25.7	can remember.
1:27.3	Biden won South Carolina by almost 30 percentage points.
1:30.3	He won most of the Super Tuesday primaries.
1:33.0	Bernie Sanders isn't far behind and could still win, but Biden is now incredibly the favorite.
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