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July 12, 2024: Biden’s presser leaves Dems in purgatory
POLITICO Playbook Daily Briefing
English - July 12, 2024 09:50 - 8 minutes - 7.04 MB - ★★★★★ - 331 ratingsNews playbook daily briefing playbook politico politico playbook Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
It was almost certainly the most important press conference of President
Joe Biden’s long career. And now that it’s done … well, things seem even
more unclear than they were before. Democrats now find themselves in a
sort of purgatory while their ultimate fate remains undetermined. Was
it enough to silence the naysayers? Probably not. But it also wasn’t bad
enough to swell their ranks, either. Where do things head from here?
White House reporter Myah Ward — who was in the room during Biden’s
presser — talks it through with Playbook co-author Rachael Bade.
It was almost certainly the most important press conference of President Joe Biden’s long career. And now that it’s done … well, things seem even more unclear than they were before. Democrats now find themselves in a sort of purgatory while their ultimate fate remains undetermined. Was it enough to silence the naysayers? Probably not. But it also wasn’t bad enough to swell their ranks, either. Where do things head from here? White House reporter Myah Ward — who was in the room during Biden’s presser — talks it through with Playbook co-author Rachael Bade.