The Democrats scramble to win the White House (Axios’ Alex Thompson) | Rapid Response
About Alex
- National politics correspondent for Axios, covering the Biden White House & 2024 election.
- Created POLITICO's West Wing Playbook newsletter as White House correspondent.
- Previously reported for VICE News and assisted Maureen Dowd at The New York Times.
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With Kamala Harris suddenly poised to become the Democratic presidential nominee, expectations have been turned on their head for voters, fundraisers, and the business world. Axios political correspondent Alex Thompson joins Rapid Response host Bob Safian to share what his sources have said behind the scenes about what drove Biden’s decision-making, the role of business leaders going forward, and how the Harris 2024 enterprise is going into start-up mode.
Chapters
00:00 Introducing Alex Thompson
01:00 Reactions to Joe Biden dropping out of the Presidential race
03:47 What has unfolded since Biden dropped out
06:54 What happens to the money that Joe Biden raised?
08:23 How important are endorsements from billionaires?
10:35 How the Democratic Party is adjusting without Biden
14:49 Biden’s confidence in Kamala Harris
18:25 “The strongest position Donald Trump has ever been in”
20:04 The risk of endorsing Kamala Harris
