Checks and Balance: Biden or bust

<p>Joe Biden’s chances against Donald Trump in November do not look good. He is unpopular and his age puts many Americans off. <a href="economist.com/briefing/2024/01/04/joe-bidens-c…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How did it come to this</a>? And <a href="economist.com/leaders/2024/01/04/the-man-suppo…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">what can the Democrats</a> do about it?</p><br><p>John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by Congressman Dean Phillips, who is primarying Mr Biden, and <em>The Economist</em>’s Edward Carr.</p><br><p>Sign up for a <a href="subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus?purch…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">free trial </a>of Economist Podcasts+. If you’re already a subscriber to The Economist, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our <a href="myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Econ…; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FAQs page</a> or watch <a href="youtube.com/watch?v=48TlDbL-4vU"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our video</a> explaining how to link your account.</p>

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