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Joe through a rough patch:Biden’s super Tuesday

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The Economist

News, News & Politics

4.35K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

The former vice-president stormed a raft of primaries yesterday, setting up a two-horse race to the Democratic nomination. What happens next, though, doesn’t depend entirely on those two. A new study examines subtleties in the “bamboo ceiling” that holds back Asian-American workers. And why wealth divides in English football reveal societal divides, too. Additional audio by stinkhorn at freesound.org. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Jason Palmer. Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

0:17.3

Take a look at who's in the corner offices at America's biggest firms and you'll find a shortage of Asian Americans.

0:24.0

But a new study suggests you'll find more South Asians than East Asians. We ask why that is.

0:31.8

And Barry Football Club's stadium is shuttered, its mortgage in arrears. Just up the road, Manchester City's is among the glitseest in Europe.

0:40.3

It's not just a matter of cities versus towns.

0:43.3

The divides in English football reveal a lot about divides in society.

0:47.3

First up, though, don't call it a comeback. He's been here for years.

1:03.5

So I'm here to report, we are very much alive.

1:09.9

And make no mistake about it, this campaign will send Donald Trump packing.

1:16.9

Yesterday, Super Tuesday, former Vice President Joe Biden captured a clutch of states on the way

1:22.5

to the nomination for the Democrats presidential candidate.

1:25.9

Voters in Texas echoed the view that Mr. Biden presents a decent, a reliable candidate.

1:31.3

And I've known so much about him for so long, and he's a man of honor and integrity,

1:35.9

and I think he will be excellent.

1:39.5

Senator Bernie Sanders won his home state of Vermont and looks to be ahead in California.

1:44.8

For all the talk in the party that he would be a perilous pick, plenty like his politics.

1:49.6

I voted for Bernie because he wants to give better rights to everyone and then free health care.

1:54.7

But after a surge in South Carolina and a super Tuesday showing,

1:58.9

the early promise of Mr. Biden's campaign seems to have returned.

2:02.1

And Joe has an unbelievable sense of he understands people, and he's been there. And I trust him.

2:09.6

And that's why I voted for him.

2:12.9

Joe Biden had a very good night, certainly relative to expectations, and that's what matters most.

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