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Biden’s Michigan Problem

2024/2/29
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Tara Palmeri:密歇根州初选结果显示,相当一部分选民未投票给主要候选人,这对于拜登和特朗普来说都是一个令人担忧的信号。在民主党方面,有大约10万选民未表态,这表明他们对拜登的对外政策,特别是其在加沙战争问题上的立场不满。 Hunter Walker:拜登在2020年能够赢得大选,部分原因在于他成功地团结了民主党内部的进步派和中间派。然而,加沙战争问题正在威胁着这一联盟。许多年轻选民和少数族裔选民对拜登处理加沙问题的方式表示不满,这可能会影响他在2024年大选中的选情。民主党全国委员会改变初选日程,将南卡罗来纳州放在首位,这有利于拜登,但也可能引发未来党内更大的冲突。 Hunter Walker:民主党内部的分裂在2016年为特朗普的胜利铺平了道路。奥巴马也认为,党内分裂是导致特朗普当选的原因之一。拜登在2020年能够团结民主党,部分原因在于他设立了团结工作组,并与进步派人士进行了合作。然而,随着拜登政府人员变动和加沙问题出现,进步派与拜登政府之间的联盟正在瓦解。一些进步派人士呼吁选民在初选中不表态,但在总统大选中投票给拜登,但这是一种复杂的策略,其效果尚待观察。民主党需要激发年轻选民的热情,才能在11月赢得选举。 共和党在反战问题上已经占据了优势,这可能会吸引一部分年轻选民。拜登需要在满足左翼选民和争取中间派选民之间取得平衡,这是一个非常困难的任务。民主党面临着筹款劣势、结构性劣势(例如选举人团制度)和内部整合困难等挑战。

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Tara Palmeri and Hunter Walker discuss the political impact of Joe Biden's recent performances in the Michigan and South Carolina primaries, focusing on his shaky standing with the Dems' progressive wing due to the Israel-Hamas war and whether Biden can heal those rifts by November.

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Tara is joined by Hunter Walker, author of the book ‘The Truce: Progressives, Centrists, and the Future of the Democratic Party,’ to discuss the political impact of Joe Biden’s recent performances in the Michigan and South Carolina primaries. They survey his shaky standing with the Dems' progressive wing on the subject of the Israel-Hamas war and debate whether Biden can heal those rifts by November.

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Host: Tara Palmeri

Guest: Hunter Walker

Associate Producer: Chris Sutton

Production Supervision: Conor Nevins

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