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The episode discusses the media's treatment of Donald Trump's age and political failures compared to Joe Biden, exploring the dynamics within the Democratic Party and media coverage.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.politix.fm Donald Trump went back to the hospital Tuesday for his third “checkup” in just over a year, but faces fewer questions about his age and vitality than Joe Biden. He lost a war of choice, at serious cost to the U.S. and the world, but we don’t hear much about how weak and discredited he is. Why are these critiques missing? In this episode, Matt and Brian discuss: * Jared Polis…what the fuck?! (Redux.) * Jake Auchinchloss…what the fuck?! * Democratic National Committee…what the fuck?! Are all these intraparty recriminations why Dems seem like they’re MIA in the fight against Trump? Or are there structural issues that prevent Democrats from driving attention to GOP weaknesses? Are progressive and mainstream media outlets covering Democratic infighting because that’s where the conflict is? Or are their readers and viewers simply more interested in Democratic factionalism than in the partisan food fight? If Democrats took a page from the GOP and made a big stink about everything—Trump’s physical deterioration, his humiliating defeat in Iran, his impeachable corruption—would media outlets cover it? Or is the…
People in this episode
Hosts: Matt, Brian
Topics covered
- Donald Trump
- Joe Biden
- Democratic Party
- media coverage
- political commentary
- intraparty conflict
Keywords
- Donald Trump
- Joe Biden
- Democratic National Committee
- political commentary
- media coverage
- intraparty conflict
- Jared Polis
- Jake Auchinchloss
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Organizations: Democratic National Committee
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