Big Take

Democratic Panic Follows the First 2024 Presidential Debate

From big questions about Biden’s performance that have sent Democrats into panic over whether he should be on the ticket to Trump’s misleading statements on January 6th, the first 2024 US presidential debate may have been billed as a rematch, but it was full of surprises. Inside the spin room in Atlanta, Big Take host David Gura talks to Bloomberg senior politics editor Wendy Benjaminson and politics reporter Stephanie Lai to dig into those moments, discuss what the candidates said about inflation, taxes and immigration, and what it all means for the rest of the campaign cycle. Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-06-28/biden-allies-detail-democrats-private-reaction-after-debate-loss">Panicked Emails, Gallows Humor: The Aftermath of Biden's Debate Disaster</a> See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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