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Signs of life? Democrats start to sound off about Biden campaign

Political Theater, Episode 311

President Joe Biden leaves the White House to board Marine One for a trip to Philadelphia on Dec. 11, 2023. Democrats are starting to express concern about the state of his reelection campaign. — President Joe Biden leaves the White House to board Marine One for a trip to Philadelphia on Dec. 11, 2023. Democrats are starting to express concern about the state of his reelection campaign. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

By Jason Dick and John T. Bennett

Posted January 18, 2024 at 9:11am

Democrats are voicing concerns that the Biden reelection campaign needs to start getting on the road, but the question is, which direction? And who’s driving? Dispatches from a fretting Capitol Hill, courtesy of Roll Call editor-at-large John Bennett, who joins the podcast to discuss his reporting.

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