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🗓️ 11 July 2024
⏱️ 35 minutes
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After President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate, speculations that Vice President Kamala Harris may fill the void are everywhere. Today on WIRED Politics Lab, how the far right is already pushing racist and misogynistic conspiracies that question Harris’ ability to be president. Plus, why RFK Jr. is looking to capitalize on the moment.
Leah Feiger is @LeahFeiger. David Gilbert is @DaithaiGilbert. Vittoria Elliot is @telliotter. Write to us at [email protected]. Be sure to subscribe to the WIRED Politics Lab newsletter here.
Mentioned this week:
The Far Right Is Already Demonizing Kamala Harris by David Gilbert
This Is the Moment RFK Jr. Has Been Waiting For by Vittoria Elliot
Unwelcome at the Debate, RFK Jr.’s Star Shines on TikTok Live by Makena Kelly
Conspiracy Theorists Aren’t Even Bothering With Biden’s Debate Performance by David Gilbert
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0:18.9 | Welcome to Wired Politics Lab, a show about how tech is changing politics. |
0:23.6 | I'm Leah Feiger, the senior politics editor at Wired. |
0:26.6 | We needed a great night. We got a great disappointment instead. |
0:31.6 | In the last two weeks since President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance, |
0:35.6 | political pundits, and even some Democrats |
0:38.0 | have called for him to step aside. |
0:40.1 | I am not really quite sure that Democrats can do any worse than they are doing with Joe Biden |
0:45.3 | at the top of the ticket. |
0:46.7 | Step down and let someone else do this. |
0:49.1 | And while Biden insists he won't quit, |
0:51.3 | if the Lord Almighty come out, I said, Joe, get out of the race, I get out of the race. |
0:54.0 | The Lord Almighty is not coming down. |
0:55.8 | Everyone is looking closely at Vice President Kamala Harris. |
0:59.0 | I think he should step aside. |
1:00.7 | I think it's become clear that he's not the best person to carry the Democratic message. |
1:04.7 | That, of course, includes the far right on the Internet who are doing what the far right |
1:08.6 | does best, spreading disinformation. And they're doing it |
1:12.4 | to discredit her hypothetical presidential run before it even begins. She might not have, |
1:17.5 | obviously, cognition problems, but she's just not that capable. Later on, we'll also talk about |
1:23.6 | where RFK Jr. is on all of this. But first, joining me from Cork, Ireland, to talk about |
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