John McWhorter – Biden's Disastrous Debate

1:18 John: Biden probably should not be running for president

7:47 Who’s running the country?

11:17 Presidential b******t

13:35 Ground News ad

15:56 Is Kamala up to the big job?

22:44 Kamala’s questionable climb to the top

27:53 The NYT Editorial Board’s surprising call for Biden to drop out

33:50 Trump at Gettysburg

35:45 Trump’s victory is now more probable. But is it more defensible?

40:42 Interrogating the “elitist backlash” interpretation of Trumpism

45:43 How should Dems proceed in a post-Biden election?Recorded July 4, 2024

Links and Readings

Full video of the Trump-Biden debate

Harry G. Frankfurter’s book, On B******t

Clip from Adam McKay’s film, Vice

Kamala Harris attacks Biden during a 2019 primary debate

Kamala Harris defends Biden’s recent debate performance

NYT Editorial Board calls on Biden to leave the race

Jill Biden’s Vogue cover

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