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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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