RealClearPolitics Podcast

Can Biden Survive, New Polls Show Harris Stronger, and Trump Gets Ready for the RNC

Episode Summary

Andrew, Carl, Tom, and RCP White House correspondent Phil Wegmann review President Biden’s press conference and whether it will staunch calls for him to withdraw from the race. Plus, new national polls from NPR that show both Biden and Vice President Harris beating Trump. They also discuss how Vice President Harris is handling this unique political moment and they look ahead to next week’s GOP National Convention. Then, Andrew talks to Rep. Bergman (R- Michigan) about a new treatment for veteran Post Traumatic Stress Disorder that he says is being held up by activists who claim that treating Veterans for PTSD “perpetuates the logic of white supremacism, capitalism, and imperialism.” And finally, Carl talks to Zack Beauchamp, senior correspondent at VOX, about recent European elections and what they might mean for the US.