Episode 156: WH Tested by Coronavirus

Former Vice President Joe Biden had a resounding win in South Carolina — thus reviving his campaign and making a clear case to be the alternative to Sen. Bernie Sanders. Additionally, late on Sunday evening, Mayor Pete Buttigieg dropped out of the race as well. The Sunday talk shows focused their coverage of the Democratic race on Sanders and Biden and ignored most of the other candidates. The White House also sent Vice President Mike Pence and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to all of the Sunday talk shows to calm and reassure the American public. Secretary Azar achieved this objective; Vice President Pence did not. ChaptersIntroductionHighlight/LowlightSouth Carolina win revives Biden campaign White House responds to Coronavirus Why It Matters: Public TrustShow RankingsClosingAlso, don’t miss our special episode about the Tuesday Democratic debate! It will appear in your podcast feed on Wednesday morning. Shows discussed Face the Nation on CBSState of the Union on CNNFox News Sunday on FOXThis Week on ABCMeet the Press on NBCArticle we discussA great article in the NYT about public trust in times of crisis: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/26/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-credibility.html Email us at [email protected] or you can send us your feedback @PolilogueCast. You can also follow us at @sotonaomi_ and @bsteidle.Support the show: We produce Polilogue out of our own pocket and with about 10 hours of work every Sunday. If you’d like to support the show with a one-time or recurring donation, please visit our donate page here. Thank you!Check out some of our other work: Brendan’s website: www.armisticedesigns.com   Naomi's website: www.startwithaquestion.org