Tester and Brown's Biden problem

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🗓️ 16 May 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Sens. Jon Tester and Sherrod Brown face tough reelections sharing a ballot with Biden and Trump. These Senate Democrats are both in states heavily favored for the former president. Plus, Financial Services Reporter Brendan Pedersen joins the show to talk with Max Cohen about the Martin Gruenberg hearing. Want more in-depth daily coverage from Congress? Subscribe to our free Punchbowl News AM newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:41.4	Good morning.
0:45.3	I'm Max Cohen, a congressional reporter at Punch Bull News.
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0:51.5	Welcome to The Daily Punch, brought to you by Punchful News.
0:55.2	It's Thursday, May 16th, 2024.
0:57.8	Let's get into the mix.
1:00.6	Here are our top Washington headlines of the day.
1:04.9	Our number one story of the day, Brown and Tester's Biden problem.
1:17.2	If Democratic senators John Tester and Sherrod Brown have any hope of winning re-election in their red states, they'll need to outrun President Joe Biden by massive margins. Both told us they're convinced they can do that, but that's easier said than done. Relying on a mix of key issues
1:22.7	and their own long-standing records back home, Tester and Brown both believe they can still
1:27.4	triumph, even though
1:28.6	former President Trump is likely to win big in Montana and Ohio.
1:33.5	In an interview, Tester, the most endangered Senate Democrat, said it doesn't matter how
1:39.6	large Trump's margin victory is on Election Day.
1:42.6	The three-term incumbent proclaimed he can outrun Biden by, quote, unlimited amounts.
1:48.1	Here's what Tethra told us.
1:50.4	Quote, the reason is because I've got my own brand.
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