meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Political Scene | The New Yorker

The Mood at Mar-a-Lago on Super Tuesday

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

The New Yorker

Lizza, Obama, Wickenden, Wnyc, News, Politics, Washington, President, Barack

4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Benjamin Wallace-Wells joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the results of Super Tuesday, and how a “general decay” in Biden’s support, on top of his tight margins, could be exploited by a third-party candidate. Plus, Antonia Hitchens takes us behind the gilded curtain at a Mar-a-Lago primary-night watch party. 


Read Benjamin Wallace-Wells on the primaries and Antonia Hitchens on experiencing Super Tuesday at Mar-a-Lago.


To discover more podcasts from The New Yorker, visit newyorker.com/podcasts. To send in feedback on this episode, write to themail@newyorker.com.

Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Hi there, I'm Lale Arikoglu, and this podcast is brought to you by Wilderness, a conservation-driven

0:06.4

hospitality company that offers intimate world life encounters in extraordinary remote landscapes.

0:12.5

Last year, I embarked on two separate solo adventures with Wilderness, one to Botswana and the other

0:18.2

to Namibia, where the expert guides delivered a truly once-in-a-lifetime

0:23.6

experience. I promise you, whatever you watch and see before you go won't prepare you for the thrill

0:29.4

of a wilderness adventure. eBay, it's a place to fall in love with new pre-loved vintage and rare

0:36.6

fashion over and over again.

0:39.0

Your favorite designers, expertly authenticated.

0:42.5

Yeah, eBay.

0:44.0

Things people love.

0:52.0

Millions of voters across 16 states and American Samoa cast their ballots in the Super Tuesday primary yesterday.

0:58.9

The results were pretty much what we expected.

1:02.0

But as New Yorker staff writer Ben Wallace Wells points out, there are a few important things to watch as primary season wraps up.

1:08.7

First I'll talk to him, and then to Antonio Hitchens, who had a front row seat to Mara Lago's

1:13.3

election night watch party.

1:15.4

You're listening to the political scene.

1:17.7

I'm Tyler Foggett, and I'm a senior editor at The New Yorker.

1:34.3

So, Ben, there was a lot of talk going into the primaries last night about how this year's Super Tuesday wasn't actually that super.

1:44.4

There were some interesting down-ballot races, but if anything, when it came to the presidential primaries, it seemed like this was just going to be confirming some inevitabilities.

1:48.7

And so I'm wondering, I mean, what were the most significant things that happened last night?

1:55.9

I think the most significant thing is we can now see the next eight months of presidential race clearly.

2:05.8

Donald Trump is going to be the Republican nominee. Nikki Haley has now suspended her campaign, and Joe Biden will be the Democratic nominee.

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The New Yorker, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The New Yorker and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.