Who’s at the Wheel of the Democratic Party?

Matter of Opinion

New York Times Opinion

Society & Culture, Ross Douthat, News, New York Times, Journalism

4.2 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

“The dam is breaking!” Have the Democrats reached their “break glass in case of emergency” moment? This week, Michelle, Ross and Lydia dig into the Democratic Party fissures, consider what could happen if President Biden refuses to bow out, and debate just how much this moment mirrors the Republican scramble against Trump in 2016.

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0:00.0	What happened to Carlos? I thought I didn't realize he was he was
0:04.7	abandoned. You didn't know either. I didn't. Where the hell are you? Got a little
0:08.4	got a little crisis of the American Republic here. From New York Times opinion, I'm Ross Douthit. I'm Michelle
0:17.2	Cottle. I'm Lydia Polgreen. And this is matter of opinion. So, it's great to be back with both of you guys,
0:29.0	so it's great to be back
0:31.0	with both of you guys, though sadly sadly Carlos isn't with us this week he is on
0:35.5	vacation so we don't quite have the full gang back together but honestly I think
0:40.7	that's okay because it's pretty slow newsweek.
0:43.2	Nothing going on.
0:44.2	No, no.
0:45.2	I'm honestly not sure what we should talk about.
0:47.2	Are you guys, I've been taking care of a baby.
0:49.3	Has anything happened in the last week or so that's peaked your interest, elections in New Zealand maybe?
0:55.8	It feels like we're all taking care of a baby and that baby is American democracy.
0:59.8	Stop.
1:01.8	Stop. The baby's got colic or something.
1:06.1	I thought you were going to say in that baby is President Joe Biden.
1:09.1	No, no.
1:10.1	But you did, well, but you were even, it was even better. All right, so let's be serious
1:15.6	Today we're gonna try and get a handle on what is actually going on with American
1:20.6	democracy the Democratic Party and the effort to force or at least desperately
1:26.7	but gently prod Joe Biden out of the presidential race.
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