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WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

Joe Biden's State of the Union Reveals His 2024 Strategy

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Wall Street Journal

News, Society & Culture

4.22.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Why is Joe Biden picking a fight on Medicare and Social Security, and why hasn't his agenda changed now that Republicans hold half of Congress? The answer lies in his re-election strategy, which was hiding in plain sight in his State of the Union address. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Business, finance, politics.

0:02.8

There's a lot going on out there,

0:04.3

and the Wall Street Journal's What's News podcast

0:06.8

covers it all, twice a day in less than 15 minutes.

0:10.3

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0:13.0

wherever you get your podcasts.

0:19.0

From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal,

0:21.6

this is Potomac Watch.

0:25.0

President Biden takes his post-State of the Union tour

0:28.5

to Florida on Thursday, where he will talk about Republicans

0:33.5

and Medicare and Social Security.

0:35.5

We'll tell you why this is really a warning

0:37.8

to Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor,

0:39.8

if he runs for president.

0:41.0

And what did the State of the Union address?

0:44.0

Tell us about President Biden's re-election plans

0:47.3

and strategy.

0:48.5

Welcome, I'm Paul Gigo,

0:50.0

a editor of the Wall Street Journal editorial pages,

0:52.5

and I'm here with my distinguished colleagues,

0:56.5

younger but still distinguished.

0:58.5

Kyle Peterson, how are you, Kyle, and Kim Strassel?

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