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evening and welcome to a special Fourth of July episode of Live with Dr. Andre. 12 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:54,840 Thank you so much for joining us this evening and for supporting the Artist First radio 13 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:55,840 network. 14 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:58,280 We sincerely appreciate your listenership. 15 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:03,600 Tonight's episode of Live with Dr. Andre is sponsored by Just Be Cards Publishing. 16 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:09,240 Just Be Cards Publishing specializes in helping unpublished authors convert their manuscripts 17 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:14,840 into completed published works that are featured on Amazon, Audible, and other major retail 18 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:16,320 platforms. 19 00:01:16,320 --> 00:01:19,880 Visit JustBeCards.com for more information. 20 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:24,480 In tonight's special episode, I'll be discussing last week's presidential debate, the state 21 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:29,880 of the Democratic Party, and what I believe is the best strategy moving forward if the 22 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:34,160 Democrats want to ensure victory in the upcoming presidential election. 23 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:36,160 But first, a disclaimer. 24 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:40,520 The views and opinions expressed in tonight's program are those of the host. 25 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:46,000 They do not explicitly reflect nor represent the views held by this broadcaster. 26 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:51,520 The Artist First radio network or its affiliates cannot be held accountable for any views expressed 27 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:52,840 during this program. 28 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:58,160 Also, while I do have a background in politics, I'm not currently affiliated with any political 29 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:04,240 action committee or lobbyist groups, nor am I a political strategist or a paid campaign 30 00:02:04,240 --> 00:02:05,240 consultant. 31 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:09,680 I'm merely a citizen who's concerned about the outcome of this election and the future 32 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:11,800 of our democracy. 33 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:15,800 So by now we've all seen or at least heard about the recent debate between President 34 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:22,640 Joe Biden and the presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, which took place last Thursday. 35 00:02:22,640 --> 00:02:27,160 People's and talking heads have had a field day this past week with commentary on Biden's 36 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:32,000 performance, citing his lack of energy and apparent incoherence at certain moments during 37 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:33,360 the debate. 38 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:37,560 This has caused a lot of his supporters and many within the Democratic Party to question 39 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:43,600 his ability to not only win a second term, but also to continue leading our country as 40 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:45,480 commander in chief. 41 00:02:45,480 --> 00:02:50,680 As I stated earlier, the purpose of tonight's broadcast is for me to give an honest assessment 42 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:57,160 of where we are and what I believe the Democrats could do to regroup, regain momentum, and 43 00:02:57,160 --> 00:02:59,760 win the election in November. 44 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:04,000 For those of us who saw the debate, we can pretty much agree on two things. 45 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:05,000 1. 46 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,000 Biden did not do well. 47 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:08,500 2. 48 00:03:08,500 --> 00:03:12,200 Trump actually did better than we all thought he would. 49 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:16,160 I thought he was quite poised throughout the debate. 50 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:21,440 He didn't over talk his opponent or the moderators and considering this is Trump we're talking 51 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:25,880 about, I think he adjudicated himself fairly well. 52 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:31,280 Now let's be clear, Trump gave a lot of misinformation throughout the 90 minute debate. 53 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:36,480 I think that's in step with everyone's expectations. 54 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:44,120 Trump is not exactly known for being a reliable source for truthful and accurate information. 55 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:50,400 I think to fact check him at this point is counterproductive because history has shown 56 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:55,680 us that Trump supporters are simply not interested in factual data. 57 00:03:55,680 --> 00:04:01,600 They're just going to choose to believe anything that he says and they have this blind lordy 58 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:02,600 to him. 59 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:08,000 Biden supporters, on the other hand, are much more splintered. 60 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:15,360 Of course, Biden has his core base of supporters who aren't so much true Biden supporters as 61 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:22,240 they are staunch Democrats who typically vote along party lines in each election anyway. 62 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:29,160 But Biden, particularly in his first term as president, has not enjoyed the same loyal 63 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:34,960 support base that Trump has, even with Trump's legal challenges. 64 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:42,080 After the disastrous debate performance, Biden's support, which if we're being honest, it was 65 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:46,120 lukewarm at best even before the debate. 66 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:49,320 It has lessened even more. 67 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:54,840 Right now the Biden campaign is in full-fledged damage control mode and is doing his best 68 00:04:54,840 --> 00:05:01,440 to convince his top donors and voters that Biden can still win the election and endure 69 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:03,520 a second term in office. 70 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:09,640 Now, I don't know how many of you watched the entire debate, but if you're a Biden 71 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:15,960 supporter or at least rooting for him, it was very difficult to watch. 72 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:19,880 Yet, somehow it was still entertaining at the same time. 73 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:24,320 I even found myself literally laughing out loud a few times, not to take away from the 74 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:28,360 seriousness of what's at stake for our country. 75 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:33,080 But some of the rhetoric that came from these two was just hilarious. 76 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:36,080 Take a listen at a few soundbites that we put together from the debate. 77 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:42,440 What's happened to our country in the last four years is not to be believed. 78 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:45,040 Foreign countries are friends with a lot of people. 79 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:48,160 They cannot believe what happened to the United States of America. 80 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,160 We're no longer respected. 81 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:51,640 They don't like us. 82 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:55,000 We give them everything they want and they think we're stupid. 83 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,480 They think we're very stupid people. 84 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:01,520 That's why you had no terror at all during my administration. 85 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,080 This place, the whole world is blowing up under him. 86 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:07,080 The only person on this stage is a convicted felon. 87 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,080 This man, I'm looking at right now. 88 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:15,160 And the fact of the matter is, he's, what he's telling you is simply not true. 89 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:19,480 But when he talks about a convicted felon, his son is a convicted felon at a very high 90 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:20,480 level. 91 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:23,440 His son is convicted, going to be convicted probably numerous other times. 92 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:27,680 He should have been convicted before, but his Justice Department let the statute of 93 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,480 limitations lapse on the most important things. 94 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:33,160 And he could be a convicted felon as soon as he gets out of office. 95 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:37,280 Joe could be a convicted felon with all of the things that he's done. 96 00:06:37,280 --> 00:06:40,160 He ran because it was his last chance. 97 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:41,600 He's not equipped to be president. 98 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:42,600 You know it and I know it. 99 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:43,600 It's ridiculous. 100 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:44,600 We have a debate. 101 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:46,600 We're trying to justify his presidency. 102 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:53,240 We're in a situation where the idea that he is claiming to have done something that 103 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:59,160 had cleanest water, cleanest water, he had done a damn thing with the environment. 104 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:00,680 This shouldn't be a debate. 105 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:01,680 He's the worst president. 106 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,000 He just said it about me because I said it. 107 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:07,560 But look, he's the worst president in the history of our country. 108 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:09,960 That I'm in very good health. 109 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:14,560 I just won two club championships, not even senior, two regular club championships. 110 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:18,960 To do that, you have to be quite smart and you have to be able to hit the ball a long 111 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:20,480 way and I do it. 112 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:21,480 He doesn't do it. 113 00:07:21,480 --> 00:07:22,480 He can't hit a ball 50 yards. 114 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:23,480 He challenged me to a golf match. 115 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:25,480 He can't hit a ball 50 yards. 116 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:30,280 And I tell you what, I doubt when you'll accept it because you're such a whiner. 117 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:34,880 The idea if you lose again, you accept it and you can't stand the loss. 118 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:37,880 Something snapped and you wouldn't have lost the last time. 119 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:38,880 President Trump? 120 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:41,960 I really don't know what he said at the end of this and I don't think he knows what he 121 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:42,960 said either. 122 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:50,160 Look, having sex with a porn star on the night while your wife was pregnant, what are you 123 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:51,160 talking about? 124 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:53,160 You have the morals on Alicat. 125 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,160 I didn't have sex with a porn star. 126 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:57,960 Number one. 127 00:07:57,960 --> 00:07:59,280 You see what I mean? 128 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:03,400 There was some really funny moments in this debate, especially some of the stuff that 129 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:04,400 Trump said. 130 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:10,800 You know, if you were just to, for a moment, forget the as-extential threat to our democracy 131 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:17,600 that another Trump presidency will cause, you could almost appreciate the humor in a 132 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:19,520 lot of his speech. 133 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:23,320 And of course, there are a lot of negative things that I could point out about Trump, 134 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:25,160 but you know what? 135 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,560 You can learn something from anybody. 136 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:31,800 There are a few things that I can appreciate about Trump. 137 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:36,720 For one, he projects confidence. 138 00:08:36,720 --> 00:08:43,080 It doesn't matter if what he's saying is conjecture, a mistruth, a half-truth, or just 139 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:45,000 a flat-out lie. 140 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:51,200 He speaks with such confidence and conviction that is very believable. 141 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:58,120 So if you're a sheepish individual or someone who allows themselves to be spoon-fed information 142 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:06,280 without fact-checking or doing your due diligence, then I can understand how you could be susceptible 143 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:09,840 to a candidate like Trump. 144 00:09:09,840 --> 00:09:19,960 And if you juxtapose that to Biden during that debate, he didn't come across confident. 145 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:22,920 His voice was hoarse the entire time. 146 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:28,800 He was struggling to stay on message and keep a clear train of thought. 147 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:33,440 Every time he spoke, if you were rooting for Biden, every time he spoke, you were just 148 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:40,200 on edge, hoping that he would just be able to drive home his point without stammering 149 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:42,640 or losing his train of thought. 150 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:45,560 It was just an ordeal. 151 00:09:45,560 --> 00:09:52,520 So for me, Biden did not project confidence during that debate in the way that Trump did. 152 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:58,760 In turn, that directly impacted the level of confidence of his supporters. 153 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:06,000 It's one thing to be the underdog if you're running against a sitting president, but an 154 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:12,360 incumbent president running for reelection should never come across as the underdog. 155 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:15,080 That's just not a good look. 156 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:17,680 So something else I can appreciate about Trump. 157 00:10:17,680 --> 00:10:22,880 He's masterful at honing in on issues that resonate with his base and then tailoring 158 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,200 that messaging accordingly. 159 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:34,360 So if you go back and watch the debate, Trump had a clear and consistent theme that he reinforced 160 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:38,080 every single time he had the floor. 161 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:41,360 One of those points was Biden is the worst president in history. 162 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:45,240 He kept hammering that point over and over. 163 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:49,200 Another one was Biden is ruining our country. 164 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:53,800 He made that pretty much the core central theme of his message. 165 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:59,160 And then of course, he kept hammering that Biden is weak on immigration. 166 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:04,040 Take a listen at how Trump made these points, the central theme of his message throughout 167 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:05,040 the debate. 168 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:06,040 Take a listen. 169 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:10,040 Throughout the entire world, we're no longer respected as a country. 170 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:12,040 They don't respect our leadership. 171 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:14,560 They don't respect the United States anymore. 172 00:11:14,560 --> 00:11:20,440 And because of his ridiculous, insane, and very stupid policies, people are coming in 173 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:24,000 and they're killing our citizens at a level that we've never seen. 174 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:25,800 We call it migrant crime. 175 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:28,720 I call it Biden migrant crime. 176 00:11:28,720 --> 00:11:29,720 He caused inflation. 177 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:37,120 As sure as you're sitting there, the fact is that his big kill on the black people is 178 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:40,080 the millions of people that he's allowed to come in through the border. 179 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:41,800 They're taking black jobs now. 180 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:46,400 And it could be 18, it could be 19, and even 20 million people. 181 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:50,600 They're taking black jobs and they're taking Hispanic jobs. 182 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:52,040 He doesn't know what he's doing. 183 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:54,240 And it's really coming back. 184 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:58,120 I've never seen such anger in our country before. 185 00:11:58,120 --> 00:11:59,120 He's destroyed our country. 186 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:01,920 Now all of a sudden he's trying to get a little tough on the border. 187 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:07,800 He came out with a nothing, a nothing deal and it reduced it a little bit, a little bit, 188 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:08,800 like this much. 189 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:11,200 It's insignificant. 190 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:15,920 The worst president in history by far and everybody knows it. 191 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:18,640 So what are black jobs? 192 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:20,800 What are black jobs and what are Hispanic jobs? 193 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:24,240 That's what I would like to ask President Trump. 194 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:29,160 But did you notice the clear theme in Trump's messaging? 195 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:33,960 It doesn't really matter if what he said is true or not. 196 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:40,480 Trump understands that if you tell a big enough lie, people are just going to go with it. 197 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:46,280 He basically took all of his flaws and made them his opponents flaws. 198 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:54,400 So the first thing, many respected political scholars and experts have overwhelmingly concluded 199 00:12:54,400 --> 00:13:01,120 that Trump was by far the worst president in American history. 200 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:04,560 That's a documented fact. 201 00:13:04,560 --> 00:13:09,600 Another thing, many could argue that Trump is ruining our country. 202 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:17,000 Insighting and insurrection, interfering in elections, nominating ultra conservatives 203 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:22,840 to the US Supreme Court and other federal courts, longstanding rights and laws being 204 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:24,280 overturned. 205 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:29,800 Just recently the Supreme Court ruled that Trump has now absolute immunity on election 206 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:31,560 subversion charges. 207 00:13:31,560 --> 00:13:38,080 So we're really watching democracy unravel before our eyes. 208 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:43,800 And in terms of Biden being weak on immigration, I can understand why a lot of people feel that 209 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:44,800 way. 210 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:51,480 But in my opinion, Trump is way too extreme on immigration. 211 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:53,600 Don't misunderstand what I'm saying. 212 00:13:53,600 --> 00:14:00,040 There's a lot of work that needs to be done with regard to immigration reform. 213 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:06,320 What we're seeing happening at our borders is completely unacceptable. 214 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:14,680 And to be fair, there were record numbers of border crossings under both administrations. 215 00:14:14,680 --> 00:14:19,240 But there has to be some sort of middle ground. 216 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:27,720 We don't need to be putting people in cages or ripping families apart, being inhumane 217 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:29,600 in our enforcement of border patrol. 218 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:37,880 We don't need that we can be assertive in our policies and in our approach with respect 219 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:41,440 to the border without being barbarous. 220 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:46,320 But back to the point I was making earlier, I think Trump did an excellent job turning 221 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:51,080 his weaknesses into his opponent's weaknesses. 222 00:14:51,080 --> 00:14:53,760 That was very, very clever of him. 223 00:14:53,760 --> 00:15:00,960 But basically bombarded Biden with so many attacks and lies that it put Biden on the 224 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:02,460 defensive. 225 00:15:02,460 --> 00:15:09,040 So Biden was constantly having to defend his record number one and his accomplishments. 226 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:15,760 And when he wasn't doing that, he was trying to fact check Trump and debunk every lie he 227 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:23,240 told in real time, which is impossible because virtually everything he says is untrue. 228 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:30,160 So the bottom line is that for me, Biden did not do a good enough job of reminding voters 229 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:36,720 of his accomplishments in his first term or what he planned to do in his second term. 230 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:43,680 There was no consistent messaging or compelling reason that he gave the public to reelect 231 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:48,520 him other than I'm a better option than Trump. 232 00:15:48,520 --> 00:15:52,840 So look, this is where I feel we are right now. 233 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:57,960 Biden was struggling with support for reelection even before the debate. 234 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:00,200 Post debate is even worse. 235 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:06,760 USA Today reports that 41% of Democrats now say that the Democratic Party should replace 236 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:09,840 Biden as its presidential nominee. 237 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:14,240 That includes 37% of those who say they plan to vote for him. 238 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:21,240 And look, I understand that to say face the Democratic leadership is likely going to remain 239 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:30,200 loyal to President Biden, but the hard truth here that no one wants to admit is this. 240 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:33,560 Biden is going to lose against Trump in November. 241 00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:40,920 If Biden continues his campaign for reelection, Trump will likely be elected to his second 242 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:44,280 term as president. 243 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:50,320 In my opinion, that's the hard pill that we just don't want to swallow. 244 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:57,200 But now is not the time to bury our heads in a sand or look the other way, say face, 245 00:16:57,200 --> 00:17:00,720 have blind loyalty, be delusional. 246 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:07,840 Biden is up for a humiliating defeat and a tarnish to his legacy in November if he continues 247 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:09,640 this pursuit. 248 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:15,040 We appreciate his decades of public service to our country. 249 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:22,360 But like the recent New York Times editorial stated, to serve his country, President Biden 250 00:17:22,360 --> 00:17:25,120 should leave the race. 251 00:17:25,120 --> 00:17:31,980 Now I know how awful that sounds and how it can come across as unpatriotic and maybe 252 00:17:31,980 --> 00:17:38,400 even agist, but we're at a unique place in our history. 253 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:43,600 And this is a critical decision point for our country in terms of what direction we're 254 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:50,000 headed in and what will become of our democracy moving forward. 255 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:54,440 Right now we're going to take a brief commercial break and hear a word from our sponsor. 256 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:59,480 And when we return, I'll give details on what I believe will be the best strategy for 257 00:17:59,480 --> 00:18:03,800 the Democrats moving forward if they want to ensure victory in the upcoming presidential 258 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:04,800 election. 259 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:06,400 You definitely won't want to miss it. 260 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:08,400 Stay tuned. 261 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:11,560 Welcome back to the show and thank you for returning after the break. 262 00:18:11,560 --> 00:18:16,240 We're listening to a special 4th of July episode of Live with Dr. Andre. 263 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:21,040 If you're just joining us, we've been discussing the recent presidential debate, its significance 264 00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:25,160 in shaping the election and the future of our democracy. 265 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:30,760 Now before the break, we came to grips with the difficult reality that, given Biden's 266 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:37,800 recent debate performance, the overall perception among many Democrats and supporters is that 267 00:18:37,800 --> 00:18:44,760 Biden should bow out from his bid for reelection and rest his legacy in decades of public service 268 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:49,080 at the end of his first term as president. 269 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:55,600 Now there's been a lot of speculation about who could replace Biden as the nominee from 270 00:18:55,600 --> 00:19:01,240 Gavin Newsom out of California to Gretchen Whitmer, Michelle Obama. 271 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:06,400 Those are just a few of the names that have been thrown out as potential contenders. 272 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:14,360 Now Gavin Newsom is okay, but I don't necessarily think he could defeat Trump. 273 00:19:14,360 --> 00:19:19,400 Plus, I can't with the bleached teeth and the perfect hair that doesn't move. 274 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:25,960 I think that running for senator might be a more appropriate fit for him. 275 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:32,080 Now Gretchen Whitmer, I don't really know much about her, aside from being the governor 276 00:19:32,080 --> 00:19:33,080 of Michigan. 277 00:19:33,080 --> 00:19:40,960 I mean, political insiders and news media know who Gretchen Whitmer is, but the average 278 00:19:40,960 --> 00:19:45,480 American citizen does not know who she is. 279 00:19:45,480 --> 00:19:51,960 You know, she just doesn't have the nationwide name recognition to be, I think, a viable 280 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:54,680 opponent against Trump. 281 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:59,040 And there's just not enough time left in the campaign to properly introduce her to 282 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:01,000 the public. 283 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:09,200 Michelle Obama, now of course, she has both the name recognition and popularity to defeat 284 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:11,960 Trump handily, I think. 285 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:14,440 But would she run? 286 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:17,280 And no, I don't think so. 287 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:24,760 If you've read her memoir, you'll understand that she could barely stomach those eight 288 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:26,800 years in the White House. 289 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:33,040 And while I'm sure she's flattered, I highly doubt she has any interest in returning to 290 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:36,000 the White House, like none. 291 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:44,320 Now I think the most obvious pick to be Biden's replacement is Vice President Kamala Harris. 292 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:48,360 She's not my favorite politician by a long shot. 293 00:20:48,360 --> 00:20:55,720 But at this stage of the game, I think she's the most viable option we have and our best 294 00:20:55,720 --> 00:20:59,120 shot at defeating Trump in November. 295 00:20:59,120 --> 00:21:04,920 Now you know that's all Kamala has been dreaming about and salivating about for the past three 296 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:10,160 or four years is somehow becoming the first woman president. 297 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:12,400 You can't tell me she hasn't thought about that. 298 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:15,160 Who wouldn't in her shoes? 299 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:20,920 And let's not forget she ran for president in 2020 and was once seen as a leading contender 300 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:26,400 at one point before she dropped out and endorsed Biden for president. 301 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:28,200 So she's ready for this. 302 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,880 She's primed for this moment. 303 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:39,080 Publicly though, she has to show loyalty to the president and the current nominee, but 304 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:41,600 she knows Biden needs to bow out. 305 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:48,600 She knows very well Joe is likely going to get trounced by Trump in November if he's 306 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:50,360 on the ballot. 307 00:21:50,360 --> 00:21:55,440 So trust me, she's been giving us a lot of thought and I'm sure she's already made a 308 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:58,040 deal with her potential VP pick. 309 00:21:58,040 --> 00:22:01,800 And I'll tell you who I think that should be. 310 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:04,080 Pete Buttigieg. 311 00:22:04,080 --> 00:22:07,040 He currently serves as our secretary of transportation. 312 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:14,240 But if you remember, he was also a front runner for the 2020 presidential nomination. 313 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:23,480 And he would be, in my opinion, a very solid choice for Vice President to Kamala Harris. 314 00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:24,760 Just think about it. 315 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:31,280 Having Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket with Buttigieg as her running mate, that would 316 00:22:31,280 --> 00:22:35,720 be historic and it would hit all the marks. 317 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:44,800 Women, black women, white men, gays, younger voters, think of how historic that candidacy 318 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:50,960 would be and how it would reinvigorate the Democratic base and engage younger voters 319 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:55,680 who, by the way, they're not currently engaged in this election. 320 00:22:55,680 --> 00:23:02,360 I don't know if you've noticed Biden and the Democrats are not engaging these young 321 00:23:02,360 --> 00:23:08,840 voters and focusing on issues that they care about. 322 00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:16,480 The racial wealth gap, brutality against black Americans, protecting immigrants' rights, 323 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:20,540 environment and climate change, student loan debt. 324 00:23:20,540 --> 00:23:21,880 And that's another thing. 325 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:28,000 Why can't Biden find a way to cancel student loan debt? 326 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:36,800 If we can bend over backwards monetarily and militarily to help Ukraine, who, by the way, 327 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:43,520 has not done anything that I can remember to help us, but wants to come over here and 328 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:49,200 lobby our government to fund their war, when I believe they had an opportunity to join 329 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:55,320 NATO decades ago, but they chose to remain neutral. 330 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:58,240 And so now they want to beg for everybody's help. 331 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:00,880 So please. 332 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:07,880 But why are we so quick to run to everyone else's aid all over the world, but we find 333 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:11,360 every excuse not to lift our own people up? 334 00:24:11,360 --> 00:24:15,760 There are millions of people out there who are crippled with student loan debt. 335 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:17,240 I'm one of them. 336 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:21,920 Thankfully, I can afford to repay my student loans, but what about the millions of others 337 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:23,600 in our country? 338 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:28,880 Many of them still in their 20s, they're just starting out in their careers or they're 339 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:35,960 working in the gig economy so they can have the flexibility to have a life and not be 340 00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:40,620 a slave to these corporations who want to work the hell out of you and without any 341 00:24:40,620 --> 00:24:43,520 semblance of a work-life balance. 342 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:45,640 And I'll tell you something else. 343 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:51,520 If Trump wanted to cancel student loans, I bet you he would find a way to do it. 344 00:24:51,520 --> 00:25:00,440 But Biden, he's been so-called canceling student debt now for 34 years. 345 00:25:00,440 --> 00:25:03,760 Nothing substantive has materialized. 346 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:07,960 And the little debt has, the courts have shot it down. 347 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:15,320 So watching our president try to lead has almost been like watching a disabled person 348 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:17,760 try to climb a flight of stairs. 349 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:20,960 It's just it's been an ordeal. 350 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:27,440 But anyway, let's say we were to move forward with Kamala as our nominee. 351 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:29,840 How would that take shape? 352 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:37,200 Well, one thing Biden could potentially announce that he's stepping down as the Democratic 353 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:42,800 nominee for the 2024 presidential election, essentially retiring at the end of his first 354 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:44,580 term. 355 00:25:44,580 --> 00:25:52,840 He could then endorse Kamala as the nominee and she'll be formally nominated by the DNC 356 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:55,480 at the convention next month. 357 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:56,960 That's one way. 358 00:25:56,960 --> 00:26:04,240 Another way this could play out and this would be my recommendation. 359 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:10,200 We all see the shape that Joe Biden is in physically and cognitively. 360 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:17,200 I'm not being cruel, but sometimes you just have to call a thing a thing. 361 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:24,000 Joe could step down from his duties as president, citing medical or health reasons. 362 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:28,640 And he could then transfer executive power to Kamala Harris. 363 00:26:28,640 --> 00:26:33,360 This happened back when Dwight Eisenhower was president. 364 00:26:33,360 --> 00:26:36,280 That's how Nixon became president. 365 00:26:36,280 --> 00:26:43,680 But in this particular case, Kamala Harris would then have to complete the rest of Joe's 366 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:49,800 current term and then she would be able to run as an incumbent president against Trump 367 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:56,680 in November to become duly elected as president-elect Kamala Harris when her first term starts 368 00:26:56,680 --> 00:27:00,040 in January of next year. 369 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:07,760 So if Biden were to step down as president, then Kamala would become, of course, president 370 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:13,520 and then she would be on the ballot in November along with Trump. 371 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:18,000 I feel that Kamala would easily beat Trump. 372 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:23,840 Biden running against Trump, it would be a very long night. 373 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:30,840 And I would hate for him to have to end his legacy and political career by having to concede 374 00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:34,880 victory to Trump on November 5th. 375 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:37,840 I would really, really hate that for him. 376 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:45,760 That would be a sad day, not only for Joe Biden, but it would be an even Saturday for our democracy. 377 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:52,920 But for our country's sake, I really hope that we take a real honest assessment of the political 378 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:55,120 landscape that we're in. 379 00:27:55,120 --> 00:27:59,240 And I'm talking directly to the democratic leadership here. 380 00:27:59,240 --> 00:28:08,120 You guys need to put politics and pride aside, put keeping up appearances aside, and have 381 00:28:08,120 --> 00:28:15,320 an honest and frank discussion with our president and urge him to step down, do the right thing 382 00:28:15,320 --> 00:28:17,400 and step down. 383 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:23,720 We need to start coalescing behind Kamala Harris, who would be our best shot. 384 00:28:23,720 --> 00:28:28,760 We need to start coalescing behind her as the democratic nominee for president. 385 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:35,240 However you guys want to do it, formally nominate her at the DNC or have Joe transfer executive 386 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:42,720 power, however, but we need to make sure that we win this campaign. 387 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:50,560 If we don't, I'm afraid that we're in for some really tumultuous times in this country. 388 00:28:50,560 --> 00:28:55,800 And that's going to be on your conscience as the democratic leadership in this country 389 00:28:55,800 --> 00:29:01,120 and on the conscience of people who supported and voted for Trump. 390 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:04,440 But as for me, I've done my part. 391 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:06,960 I'm doing my part. 392 00:29:06,960 --> 00:29:12,600 So we'll see what happens over the next few months and on election day. 393 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:19,400 But until then, everybody stay safe, pray for our nation, pray for our nation's leaders, 394 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:24,480 and remember to keep your trust and faith in the Lord and not man. 395 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:26,200 So that's our show for tonight. 396 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:29,920 Thank you for tuning in and be sure to join us for the next episode, which will air on 397 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:36,800 Wednesday, July 24th at 8pm Eastern exclusively on the Artist First radio network. 398 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:37,400 Not everybody.