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The Warning with Steve Schmidt

The Democrat Contenders Who Could Take Down Trump

The Warning with Steve Schmidt

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News, Politics, Government

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

1 in 3 Democrats want Biden to remove himself from the ticket but who could step up and stand a chance to take down Trump? Steve Schmidt breaks down the possible future of the Democratic parties and share which contenders have the best chance to win in November.

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There are 45 days until the Democratic National Convention convenes in Chicago.

0:06.0

It is July 5th, 2024.

0:10.0

This is the warning.

0:12.0

During the next couple of days, the full impact of the catastrophic debate will be known.

0:19.0

The full extent of the polling debacle will be fully felt.

0:23.7

The impact so far as it is known is catastrophic. New Mexico, Virginia, New Hampshire, and

0:31.6

Minnesota, all states that were safely in the Biden column are now in play. New Hampshire was a state that Joe Biden won by 10

0:40.7

points. He is now losing to Donald Trump by two. The president is in a great deal of trouble. And during the

0:48.7

next few days, it is highly likely that he will withdraw from the race. When he does so, the Democratic

0:55.6

Convention will open up. Who are the people that could be part of a national ticket that

1:02.0

could beat Donald Trump? The person that is the best known is the incumbent vice president,

1:08.0

Kamala Harris. But after her, there are a number of other well-known and

1:12.9

lesser-known candidates. There is, of course, California Governor Gavin Newsom. Nate Silver

1:19.1

points out, though, that if Gavin Newsom is the nominee, there will be a four-month debate about

1:25.3

San Francisco, and it's not a winning proposition for the Democrats.

1:29.8

There is West Moore, the young Maryland governor, combat veteran, 82nd Airborne.

1:36.8

West Moore is a superstar, a rising talent in the Democratic Party. There's Kentucky governor,

1:47.7

Andy Bashir. This is a Republican state.

1:54.2

He's a very popular Democratic governor. There's the governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer,

2:04.9

Big Gretch. There's Senator Cory Booker. There's Governor J.B. Pritzker of Illinois. There's Governor Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania. Their secretary and former Governor Ginny Romando. There are a great many

2:11.9

Democrats who could serve at the top of the ticket or in the vice presidential slot. The only thing that matters

2:19.0

is winning. Let's take a look at some of them. Let's see how they answer questions. What do they

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