Friendly Fire—The Weekly Roundup

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This week we discuss the fallout from Joe Biden’s debate performance, the calls for him to end his campaign, and the electability argument for him to stay in. 

Then we talk about the rising stakes of the election and how emboldened Trump will be in a second term. 

Finally, we head to Politicology+ where we discuss Third Way’s initiative to create a talent bank of moderate and center-left to staff the next Democratic administration. 

Joining Ron Steslow on this week’s panel: 

Matt Bennett (Founder & Executive Vice President for Public Affairs at Third Way)

Susan Del Percio  (MSNBC political analyst and crisis communications expert) 

Hans Nichols (White House Reporter at Axios)

Segments this week:

(03:42) The Debate fallout 

(37:20) An Emboldened Trump 

[Politicology+]  Third Way’s talent bank 

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Related reading:

Segment 1:

WP - The Democrats who have called on Biden to drop out of the 2024 election

CNN - CNN Poll: Most voters think Democrats have a better chance of keeping White House if Biden isn’t the nominee

CBS - Increasing numbers of voters don't think Biden should be running after debate with Trump — CBS News poll

NBC - Hunter Biden has joined White House meetings as he stays close to the president post-debate

Semafor - Biden's Democrat debate crisis: Blame the media? | Semafor

Mike Madrid Twitter Tread on whether Biden should be replaced

Segment 2: 

Axios - Behind the Curtain: Trump's imperial presidency in waiting

NYT - Trump Amplifies Calls to Jail Top Elected Officials, Invokes Military Tribunals

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