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#41 - (Part I) Against Julian Castro And The Biden Doubters


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Despite getting more done in his first term than any American president since the '60's, Joe Biden faces griping from various quarters within the Democratic Party (including two, uhh, eccentric primary challengers). This griping was crystalized in a New York Times interview with former HUD Secretary Julian Castro (linked below). In this episode, part one of two, I start to take on the stupidest arguments against Biden (particularly those about his age, speaking ability, etc). Views my own.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/01/joe-biden-stutter-profile/602401/
Oh, and for those interested, here is the piece from The Atlantic re Biden's fight to overcome a stutter that I mention in the episode: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/15/podcasts/julian-castro-joe-biden-democrats.html
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